He says the King of Pop is client he’s most enjoyed representing.
Mark Geragos, a Glendale attorney who has represented Michael Jackson and numerous other high-profile clients, has penned a book with fellow criminal defense attorney Pat Harris that delves into the faults of the criminal justice system and gives an inside look at the headline-grabbing cases he’s argued in court.
Geragos — who is scheduled to discuss his book, “MISTRIAL: An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works…and Sometimes Doesn’t” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Glendale Central Library — said defendants are too often assumed guilty in the modern justice system.
And, as he knows all too well, a trial can take on a life of its own when fueled by a media frenzy.
That’s where being both an attorney and a crisis management counselor come in handy.
Geragos can’t put his finger on how he became one of the go-to legal representatives for both the revered and the infamous, but his winning record may play a role, he said.
“I like to think it’s because I’m effective and I get results. I’ve been called tenacious,” Geragos said. “I think I also understand the trial-and-error and what it takes when someone is high profile to try to navigate them through the situation.”
Modest isn’t a term often associated with the man who’s been called a “bad-boy defender.”
While King of Pop is hard to beat — Geragos represented Jackson about eight years ago at the beginning of a child molestation case — the attorney said his most enjoyable clients recently have been singer Chris Brown and Mike Tyson.
Geragos represented Brown in the assault case involving his pop-star girlfriend Rihanna, and Tyson in a lawsuit against a financial company the champion boxer claimed gave him bad advice.
“Those are probably two of the clients that right now I enjoy representing,” Geragos said. “They have had very challenging and difficult situations and they came back very strong.”
But Geragos still has an affinity for his former client, Jackson.
Source: Glendale News Press / MJ-Upbeat.com
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