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Q. Up until the case of Ronald Ryan, which we’ll now turn to – did you ever identify with a client?

A. No. That’s one of the main injunctions that Rob Monaghan impressed on me: don’t identify with the client. The first time, when I was at Roy Schilling’s and I saw a man going to jail, I was waiting outside for him to be placed in the Black Mari... read more +
 
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