Giving a voice to the ignored: the families of the accused

Every experience I had during those years as a defence attorney bleeds into my writing. The men and women I defended, most of whom weren't horrible people but simply people who had made a horrible choice. The system that is so blatantly stacked against defendants. The understanding that even people who have committed crimes often still have something worth contributing to the world.

When i began writing I Did It For You, there was one lesson I'd learned from my time as a defence attorney that I wanted to bring to the story. In particular, the ways in which violent crime impacts not only the family of the victim, but also the family of the perpetrator.