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The role of the defense is to be an advocate for their client, regardless of whether he did it or not, within the bounds of the law.

Clients trust you to represent their interest in the highest court.

What makes for a good argument, at bottom, is being more prepared than anyone else in that courtroom, and being willing to fight to tell your client's story - the story of why the right view of the law and my client's interests are one and the same.

I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.

Everybody has a right to be defended, and every lawyer has a duty to defend people accused. And my office is to defend him, to discuss the accusation point by point, as I think this is a normal step in a democracy.

Unfortunately, no matter how frivolous the lawsuit, you still, of course, have to pay people to defend you on it.

Well, there is an attorney-client privilege here that needs to be respected, and it's a privilege that has been found to be worthy of protection by our courts.

I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.

Obviously I'm a lawyer; I like to have cases.

I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character.