In Chapter 5 of 9 of her 2009 Capture Your Flag interview, attorney Julia Green finds the human element more intense than anticipated in transitioning from corporate litigation law to public defense. She recounts courtroom and relationship gravity defense law presents and how she acclimated to an environment where jail sentences and associated emotional family response shape daily life.
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Erik Michielsen: You moved from a corporate litigation role that has a humanless element to a criminal defense firm where you now deal with folks going on trial, I`m sure with a lot of characters, so it is a far cry from what you were doing before, how did that transition affect you?
Julia Green: It was shocking. There`s always that moment you get what you always wanted and say I`m not sure really I want this. I went from humanless experiences to the most extreme human drama I could imagine. People`s whose liberty is being taken away. Wives saying goodbye to their husbands being detained by the US Marshals. It was shocking to see so many grown men cry when they find out they will be going to jail for a long time. See little kids see their father taken away to jail for many years. Wanting all that humanness, I got it. I got it right away. It was difficult. It was very emotional at first.
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