I do not think there are defense attorneys that do not work as hard to defend all of their clients because defense attorneys are supposed to defend clients even if they believe they are guilty. At any type of job, you are going work hard with your clients, so I think defense attorneys should work just as hard with their clients even if they have a hard time because they know their client is guilty. Defense attorneys are ethically bound to zealously represent all clients, the guilty as well as the innocent (Morales, San Francisco Criminal Law Blog papa #1). Defense attorney needs to work hard because chances are their clients is not going to tell them if they are guilty or not. If their clients say they are guilty, they could be lying, so the
