pt.1. Defense. Criminal defense isn't something you practice / Evan Jenness -- Waiting is the hardest part : a primer on post conviction practice / Thomas Donnelly -- My career in criminal law : death penalty cases / Lloyd Snook -- Fighting the good fight and flying solo / Cheryl Stein -- Criminal defense in a small firm setting / Nina Marino and Richard Kaplan -- The joy of (public) defending : testimonials / Carlos Martinez -- Public defender / Michael Cromett -- The 21st Century world of white collar criminal defense / Lucian Dervan -- A career in globalism : international criminal law [I] / Buddy Parker -- International criminal law [II] / Bruce Zagaris -- International criminal law [III] / Ashish Joshi -- Securities fraud practice / Pravin Rao and Asheesh Goel -- Trial and appeal : which courtroom suits you best? / Thomas Donnelly -- It ain't over till the appellate courts sing : criminal defense appellate litigation / Vince Aprile -- pt.2. Prosecution. Inner Harbor, inner city : prosecuting in Baltimore / Richard Gibson -- A prosecutor's life / Richard Callahan -- Brooklyn D.A. : a life of crime / Wanda Lucibello -- Prosecuting social services fraud in New York state / Sean Courtney -- Juvenile prosecution : it's the same but different / George Mosee -- pt.3. Judging. Criminal law and litigation in the JAG Corps / Kate Oler -- Judging in a diversion court / Matthew D'Emic -- Work of a misdemeanor judge / Marion Hanna -- pt.4. Re-entry, prisoner advocacy. A day in the life of a reentry attorney : the fight to stop the revolving door cycle of the criminal injustice system / April Frazier -- Corrections : prisoner advocacy / Michael Hamden -- Representation of clients on parole and supervised release / Olinda Moyd -- pt. 5. Specialties : outside the box. State court administrator, Texas / Carl Reynolds -- Tribal justice systems / Paul Spruhan -- Lobbying with a passion / Nkechi Taifa -- Representing the forgotten : victims' rights attorney / Janine Robben -- The best laid plans of mice and computers / Brian Carney -- The road less traveled : being a sentencing advocate / Todd Bussert -- A career in forensic social work / Billie Larrabure Feinberg.