I knew a Movie Producer who had a framed picture of himself shaking Bill Clinton’s hand perched invasively on the edge of his desk facing whoever happened to be sitting in front of him – subtlety anyone?
Attorney Josh Glotzer has a different source of pride; in an inconspicuous location on the wall of his office in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, he has a laminated letter from a former client that begins: “There are no words to express my gratitude for your work and presentation in court on my behalf.” The client wasn’t a high-profile celebrity, a famous politician or anyone that would earn him PR points with the paparazzi; she was simply a local Activist named Theresa Karan whom Atty. Glotzer successfully represented. No glitz, no glamour – the honor was in the deed.
HW: “I know your mom was a clinical psychologist, so I’m going to assume a lot of the formal training you used for your high school debate team came from just being a normal teenager and having to explain your actions to her. What did you learn from your father?”
ATTORNEY JOSH GLOTZER: “Well, my dad owned and operated his own clothing business for over 25 years, so I think a lot of my business sensibility came from him.”
HW: “Now, you played a lot of golf in high school; had you not decided to take up Law would you have become a professional golfer?”
ATTY. GLOTZER: “Golf was definitely a passion of mine – and I still love the sport – but I grew up in a home where my parents respected Presidents like FDR and John F. Kennedy, so I was always aware about the concept of ‘People’s Rights,’ and in the end, being a Lawyer and helping people was really what I wanted to pursue as a career.”
HW: “What kind of clients does your Firm represent?”
ATTY. GLOTZER: “The simple answer to that is I only take cases I believe in. I do everything I can for my client because I want them to remember me.”
HW: “Why is it important for them to remember you?”
ATTY. GLOTZER: “Because the public perception of someone who’s accused of a crime is that they’re guilty, and I want my client to always know that they had at least one person fighting on their behalf to clear their name and restore their life.”
HW: “And what if your client actually did do the crime?”
ATTY. GLOTZER: “Look, the reality is sometimes good people unfortunately make poor decisions. In a situation like that it’s my job to make sure the Prosecutor isn’t overcharging my client and trying to give them an unfair sentence; so, whatever agreement is reached has to be the most appropriate and the best possible deal for my client.”
HW: “You’ve obviously been very successful in your career; what do you think is the key is to doing well as a Criminal Defense Attorney?”
ATTY. GLOTZER: “Practicing Law with your heart.”
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