LLin Wood: 1) To the extent humanly possible, I always endeavored to understand my clients’ lives and the impact upon them of false and vicious attacks on their character and reputation. It was my duty to understand so that I could convey and advocate their damage to the court or jury.

They would describe how close “friends” and even family abandoned them. I tried my best to understand those feelings.

They would describe difficulties they faced with respect to maintaining their livelihoods. I tried my best to understand those feelings.

They would describe the frustration of being harshly judged by strangers who did not know them. I tried my best to understand those feelings.

They would describe their frustration and emotions when hearing or reading statements about them that they knew were blatantly false. I tried my best to understand those feelings.