By Murray Gottheil ( October 17, 2025, 11:27 AM EDT) -- Back in law school, my criminal law professor told us that our job would be to use every bit of our intelligence, ingenuity and strength, and to work tirelessly, to deliver the best possible outcome for our client. “But,” he told us, “if at the end of the day, someone has to go to jail, make sure that it is your client.” He was warning us not to become so zealous in our representation of our client that we crossed over the ethical or legal lines....