The battle over the right to define the content of a news story ended at noon. Lawyer Fang made a mistake in his performance, and was once on the verge of danger, and almost handed over the victory to others, but fortunately, at the last moment, he woke up in time, and with his strong personal ability, he turned the tide and linked the definition of the content of the news report with the development of the times, and finally did not completely lose the right to define.

Still, the plaintiff has a huge advantage. The lawyer said so much, the tone was sincere and full of helplessness, but it could not hide the essence of the problem: Pitt and others learned about the Cedric family through news reports, and then committed the crime.

In the afternoon of the same day, an application for an extension was submitted, saying that they needed to find a lawyer. Brooklyn looked at the dejected lawyer standing behind Ms. Jane.

"Isn't he?" Lady Jane turned around with a smile and spoke

"You've been fired, Mr. Peake. Please go to the HR department for the handover, I don't want to see you again in the company before tonight. Peake didn't dare to refute and left the office in a huff.

"Now we don't have a lawyer." Ms. Jane looked back and said with a smile.

"You just fired your lawyer in front of me." Brooklyn reminded.

"He's not qualified." Ms. Jane sat down on the sofa and said elegantly

"As you can see, he made a major mistake in court that almost led to our defeat."

"If we lose the case, we could face millions in damages and, most importantly, a blow to the company's goodwill. This mistake was enough to fire him. ”

"Are you going to drag it out?" Brooklyn was not interested in the company's internal appointments, let alone her temptations, and asked instead.

Seeing that Brooklyn didn't take the bait easily, Ms. Jane didn't care, shook her head and said

"Before I was transferred to New York, I heard about your punishment against us."

"It was precisely because of the improper response to the lawsuit last time that I caused significant losses to the company that I was sent to New York."

"We're not going to put it off, that's not good for everybody. And I think procrastination is an option only for the incompetent. Ms. Jane smiled confidently, her chin raised slightly, and her words were full of disdain for her colleagues in New York.

"When faced with difficulties, they just stick their heads in their crotch and do nothing, shivering and praying that things will stay the way they are, and I usually choose to take the initiative."

"So you don't need to worry about prolonging the trial and affecting the pace of the trial, I only need a day, Judge Brooklyn." Brooklyn stared at Ms. Jane for a moment, then nodded and signed it.

"The trial time has been changed to 2 p.m. on January 4, and I hope you will not lose the case because you are late."

"Don't worry, I'm not 83 yet." Ms. Jane stood up and said confidently. Brooklyn paused, nodding casually.

Getting permission from Brooklyn, Ms. Jane got into the car and commanded directly

"Go to the ATC." …………………… Friday, January 4th, afternoon. Courtroom No. 9, Cedric Eucalyptus reconvenes.

When Brooklyn walked into the courtroom, there was a moment of astonishment. This fleeting stunned was successfully captured.

Jason Bull sat in the dock and waved at Brooklyn and smiled. Brooklyn glanced at the jury and then at the defendant's box, repeatedly confirming that the guy with a smirk on his face was Jason Bull.

But it wasn't Tranko, nor Benjamin, but Pique. Brooklyn finally fixed his gaze on Ms. Jane, looking at her with an unkind face.

"Your Excellency, we thought about changing our lawyers, but after reaching a cooperation with the ATC, the ATC side insisted that Attorney Peak continue to serve as the defense lawyer." Ms. Jane got up and explained after the Brooklyn disciplinary announcement.

Brooklyn nodded expressionlessly

"The defense broadcaster deformed court, deceived the judge, and imposed a $1,000 fine." Ms. Jane smiled wryly, but did not explain further.

This sudden punishment caused quite a stir in the courtroom. $1,000 is no different for a company of its size, but it has extraordinary implications.

In court, $1,000 is already a heavy penalty. In the absence of a clear conflict between the parties and the judge, the $1,000 penalty decision almost represents the judge's blatant expression of dissatisfaction with the penalizing party.

This sudden punishment is easily reminiscent of Brooklyn's ongoing air-to-air battle with host A, and host A's dynamic: Themis?

Ha! Jason Bull had dealt with Brooklyn a lot, knew him very well, and immediately realized that something was wrong the moment he heard the discussion behind him.

He leaned into Peake's ear, pointed in the direction of the judge's bench, whispered a few words, and after spotting that Brooklyn was looking at him, he sat back in his place, smiling, and showing a 'I'm good' and 'I didn't do anything'.

The witness brought to life today is Ms. Laura, a member of the Bar Association's investigative team. When Cedric was in the middle of a public outbreak, numerous people complained to the bar association that Cedric had violated professional ethics, and the bar association had to set up an investigation team to review Sedric's conduct during his practice, and Ms. Laura was the main person in charge of this investigation team.

Unfortunately, not long after the investigation team was formed, Cedric committed suicide. Brooklyn doesn't have a crush on Ms. Laura, largely because of the contrast between Lyley Crewe and when he was investigated.

Lyleigh Crewe has also been complained, more serious than Cedric, of ethical violations both in his practice as a lawyer and as a judge.

Both the Judicial Conduct Commission and the Bar Association formed investigation teams after receiving complaints, but their conclusions were diametrically opposed.

The Commission on Judicial Conduct concluded that, as a result of the investigation, no ethical conduct was found by Lyric Crewe during his tenure as a judge.

However, the Bar Association concluded that there was a violation of professional ethics. The results of the investigation they gave were publicized, and Brooklyn had seen it, and in his opinion, it was a bone in the egg.

Any lawyer will encounter strange parties, strange opponents, and strange judges during their practice.

In order to deal with these strange people from extraterrestrials, lawyers often need to do some sideways.

This is the consensus of all lawyers. Even the opposing lawyer will not hold on to this. But the Bar Association would.

They describe these tacit rules as 'unethical violations' during Lyleigh Crewe's practice.

In Brooklyn's view, the Bar Association is just a J-girl, as long as she is given money, she can do whatever she wants, without any discipline at all, just like other professional trade associations, unions, and leagues in the Federation.

If Brooklyn was still a lawyer, he certainly wouldn't dare to mess with these people, and he even needed to be careful to confess to them and convince them.

But he wasn't. He is a judge, the chief judge of the Federal District Court. He does not need to be affiliated with the Bar Association, on the contrary, the Bar Association needs to be polite to him.

Brooklyn had a cold face, holding the Bible, and presided over the oath one by one, Ms. Laura got up, took a small step forward, raised her hand and gently put it on the cover of the Bible, exhaled like an orchid, smiled at Brooklyn, and followed the oath.

"You're getting too close." After taking the oath, Brooklyn quickly took back his Bible and said. The smile on Laura's face stiffened, and she apologized softly and sat back in the witness stand.

"Plaintiff, please at least inform the witnesses of the rules of the court before they testify." Brooklyn sat down in the judge's seat and took a sip of water.

The plaintiff's lawyer was getting up to speak when he looked at Ms. Laura with some inexplicability. Ms. Laura felt a little embarrassed, and the smile on her face could not be maintained.

She nodded at the plaintiff's lawyer casually, and scolded in her heart: Which Bichi provoked this mad dog?

Brooklyn was a very well-behaved lawyer during his time as a lawyer — at least he never had a conflict with anyone in the bar association, and the bar association never felt sorry for him, and even when he later became a judge, the two sides were always on good terms.

Ms. Laura couldn't figure out why Brooklyn had suddenly targeted herself. If the lawyers' association provokes you, what are you going to do if you are angry with me?

Ms. Laura was full of grievances. Although the plaintiff's lawyer did not know what was happening, he obediently agreed.

If the judge says something in court, don't care if it's right or not, just agree to it first. There is no good fruit to eat when you go against the judge.

See specifically the lawyers who were blacklisted by the judge. This is the life motto of the plaintiff's lawyer. Brooklyn didn't continue to embarrass them, signaling that he could begin the questioning.

He was only dissatisfied with the Bar Association's statement in the Lyleigh Crewe turmoil, not that he really had a holiday with Laura, and even strictly speaking, he was only unilaterally dissatisfied with the Bar Association.

The Bar Association was so pleased with him that Bob had slipped two invitations from the Bar into the shredder two days before.

"Ms. Laura, is there a result of the investigation into 'Cedric's violation of professional ethics'?" The plaintiff's lawyer asked.

"Yes." Lady Laura leaned over and replied

"Immediately after receiving the complaint, we formed an investigation team to investigate the issues involved in the complaint. As fast as possible. ”

"This is the reason for the existence of the Bar Association. Our role is to supervise whether there are problems with lawyers during their practice, protect the rights of their clients, and ensure that clients do not have to worry about their own lawyers' problems while worrying about their own lawyers. "Ms. Laura is like an ambassador for the Bar Association, and apart from the first word, she has a lot of rambling and has nothing to do with it.

"Actually, it's ......"

"Ms. Laura, this is the courtroom, the scene of Cedric's trial." Ms. Laura's promotional speech was interrupted by Brooklyn's remarks

"You were invited to sit for Cedric, not for you to promote how fair and honest the Bar Association is."

"If you like, you can ask them for contact information after the trial," Brooklyn gestured to the half of the media in the gallery

"They should have time to listen to you."

"You're also a lawyer, so you should know what a witness is supposed to do in court, right?" Laura nodded stunned, her face flushed.

"Perhaps the most important thing to be investigated is yourself, and your current performance is really worrying. You deserve to be suspended. Brooklyn muttered in a small voice, and the point stopped.

"What is the result?" The plaintiff's lawyer sorted out his thoughts and continued to ask.

"Attorney Cedric has not committed any professional ethics violations in the course of his practice. Here are our findings. After being warned, Laura's answer was much succinct.

"Including Robert Bales?" The plaintiff's lawyer made a special point

"In Robert Bales, isn't there a breach of ethics in Sedrake either?"

"Yes." Ms. Laura replied in the affirmative.

"But people don't seem to see it that way." The plaintiff's lawyer leaned sideways, gave way to the defendant, and said meaningfully

"It is believed that Cedric did not do his duty as a lawyer to help Robert Bales defend Robert Bales."

"Most people even believe that there was a hatred between Cedric and Robert Bales, and that Cedric deliberately defended himself negatively so that Robert Bales received the heaviest sentence."

"The other part of the people also thinks that Drake's behavior in court can be done by any person, and maybe even better than Drake." What the plaintiffs' attorneys are talking about is basically the mainstream voices of Robert Bales.

It is also the main point of view guided by the media.

"That's not the case." Ms. Laura said, shaking her head.

"The main duty of a lawyer is not to defend his client, to make his client as free from punishment as possible, or even to escape the punishment of the law."

"The main duty of a lawyer is to act in accordance with the wishes of the client entrusted with it."

"When signing a retention agreement, it is placed in the first clause in the constraints on the lawyer's conduct. In other words, it is the basis for the existence of the entire delegation agreement. ”

"A lawyer must not go against the subjective will of the client he or she entrusts. Of course, on the premise of not violating the law and professional ethics. ”

In Robert Bales, Cedric stated at the beginning of the trial that it is the will of the client to preserve dignity. For this reason, he abandons the use of the client's family situation and misfortune as a means of defence. ”

"Although this led to an extremely unfavorable trial for his client, and he finally lost the lawsuit, he fulfilled the intention of entrusting the client." Brooklyn leaned sideways, listened attentively, and didn't find fault again.

As far as the statement just made is concerned, Ms. Laura is qualified. As a Bar Association investigator, not a lawyer.

On the premise of not violating the law or professional ethics, the lawyer should and must put the client's wishes first.

Otherwise, the retention agreement will not be established at all, and the client will not choose him as his lawyer. This is a very simple truth, and it is also a truth that many people ignore.

The reason is that the client's will is often to reduce the sentence, and people like Robert Bales who 'beg for death' are in the minority, so people mistakenly take the majority as a matter of course, thinking that the lawyer's main duty should be to help the client minimize the sentence, otherwise it is a violation of professional ethics.

The plaintiff's lawyer nodded, then asked

"According to the records, during the Robert Bales trial, the client, Robert Bales, did not explicitly express the intention of 'preserving dignity' as Sedrek."