You can't beat the government without substantial resources. Money is not just the life blood of politics but trials as well.  All the talent in the world doesn't mean a damn thing without the tools to fight with. I want investigators to search even the Marianas Trench , six miles beneath the Pacific, if some favorable nugget is secreted there.

My parents moved me to Jamaica when I was still a teenager. My new school was grandly named Jamaica College , "JC." It was a British "public school," one of those dreaded institutions designed to torture the young. It was run by a group of arrogant British aristocrats with an attitude that anyone outside of their class was decidedly inferior. Even worse was the prejudice. For some reason, I was singled out for special mistreatment. There was one teacher in particular who seemed to hate me: My math teacher. He detested me, I guess, just because I was an American. Nothing I could do could please him. I recall him deliberately making a fool out of me, forcing me to stand in front of the classroom, trying to explain the intricate arithmetic of British money: Pounds, shillings, guineas and even pence. My fellow students smirked and giggled. Yet I owe that hateful teacher something, and I am going to pay the debt now. By showing me injustice, he taught me to love justice. By teaching me what pain and humiliation were all about, he awakened my heart to mercy. Through these hardships I learned hard lessons. Fight against prejudice, battle the oppressors, support the underdog. Question authority, shake up the system, never be discouraged by hard times and hard people. Embrace those who are placed last, to whom even bottom looks like up. It took me some time to find my mission in life - that of a criminal defense lawyer. But that school, and that teacher, put me on my true path. So do not be discouraged. Even thorns and thistles can teach you something, and lead to success.

 

Law school is not the end of your education but rather the beginning. Mastery of a craft is bought at a very dear price. Your education never stops; lawyers either become masters or slowly sink into the depths of incompetence, to be cited by name in one of those ugly ineffectiveness opinions. Take it from me you never remain the same, so always search for ways to improve. Do not be afraid to steal the ideas of others; then cannibalize, upgrade, and improve them. The internet gives you a wealth of materials at your fingertips; www.findlaw.com sends you the opinions for free; the legal blogs give advice; on-line seminars provide training. And don't stop there, go to every seminar or lecture you can afford. There is no excuse. Remember while you are out playing golf the enemy is diligently working to defeat you.