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Document A-5708

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Summary: The document is a transcript of an attorney, Brune, being questioned about their representation of a client, David Parse. Brune testifies about being a 'forceful advocate' and the extent of their certainty when raising issues with the court. The questioning touches on the attorney's conduct and their approach to advocacy.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it reveals the attorney's approach to representing their client and their interactions with the court, which could be relevant to the case's outcome.
Key Topics: attorney's conduct representation of client court proceedings
Key People:
  • Brune - attorney being questioned
Document Type
Court Filing
Date
08/24/22
Pages
2
Folder
IMAGES004

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Case 1:20-cr-00336-PAE Document 616 Filed 08/24/22 Page 28 of 130 A-5708 C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 251 1 A. Oh, I did indeed, yes, understood. 2 Q. And during trial? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. And you don't hesitate to do that if it helps your client, correct? 5 6 A. Certainly not. 7 Q. And you're not afraid of being aggressive on behalf of your client, correct? 8 9 A. That's correct. 10 Q. That's what you mean in part when you use the phrase "forceful advocacy" on your website, correct? 11 12 A. Yes. It's important to be aggressive but not too aggressive. You want to be a forceful advocate. 13 14 Q. And many times you and the other defense counsel in this case raised issues with the Court about which you had less than a hundred percent certainty, correct? 15 16 A. I disagree. 17 18 Q. Is it your testimony here that with regard to every issue, every question that you raised with the Court you knew with a hundred percent certainty what the underlying facts were? 19 20 A. No, that's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that if I made a representation to the Court I tried very hard to make it accurate and I did not raise issues with the Court if I didn't think that they had merit. 21 22 Q. Now, with regard to David Parse, you represented him for a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009312 --- PAGE BREAK --- C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 251 1 A. Oh, I did indeed, yes, understood. 2 Q. And during trial? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. And you don't hesitate to do that if it helps your client, correct? 5 A. Certainly not. 6 Q. And you're not afraid of being aggressive on behalf of your client, correct? 7 A. That's correct. 8 Q. That's what you mean in part when you use the phrase "forceful advocacy" on your website, correct? 9 A. Yes. It's important to be aggressive but not too aggressive. You want to be a forceful advocate. 10 Q. And many times you and the other defense counsel in this case raised issues with the Court about which you had less than a hundred percent certainty, correct? 11 A. I disagree. 12 Q. Is it your testimony here that with regard to every issue, every question that you raised with the Court you knew with a hundred percent certainty what the underlying facts were? 13 A. No, that's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that if I made a representation to the Court I tried very hard to make it accurate and I did not raise issues with the Court if I didn't think that they had merit. 14 Q. Now, with regard to David Parse, you represented him for a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300

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Case 1:20-cr-00336-PAE Document 616 Filed 08/24/22 Page 28 of 130 A-5708 C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 251 1 A. Oh, I did indeed, yes, understood. 2 Q. And during trial? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. And you don't hesitate to do that if it helps your client, correct? 5 6 A. Certainly not. 7 Q. And you're not afraid of being aggressive on behalf of your client, correct? 8 9 A. That's correct. 10 Q. That's what you mean in part when you use the phrase "forceful advocacy" on your website, correct? 11 12 A. Yes. It's important to be aggressive but not too aggressive. You want to be a forceful advocate. 13 14 Q. And many times you and the other defense counsel in this case raised issues with the Court about which you had less than a hundred percent certainty, correct? 15 16 A. I disagree. 17 18 Q. Is it your testimony here that with regard to every issue, every question that you raised with the Court you knew with a hundred percent certainty what the underlying facts were? 19 20 A. No, that's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that if I made a representation to the Court I tried very hard to make it accurate and I did not raise issues with the Court if I didn't think that they had merit. 21 22 Q. Now, with regard to David Parse, you represented him for a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009312
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C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 251 1 A. Oh, I did indeed, yes, understood. 2 Q. And during trial? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. And you don't hesitate to do that if it helps your client, correct? 5 A. Certainly not. 6 Q. And you're not afraid of being aggressive on behalf of your client, correct? 7 A. That's correct. 8 Q. That's what you mean in part when you use the phrase "forceful advocacy" on your website, correct? 9 A. Yes. It's important to be aggressive but not too aggressive. You want to be a forceful advocate. 10 Q. And many times you and the other defense counsel in this case raised issues with the Court about which you had less than a hundred percent certainty, correct? 11 A. I disagree. 12 Q. Is it your testimony here that with regard to every issue, every question that you raised with the Court you knew with a hundred percent certainty what the underlying facts were? 13 A. No, that's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that if I made a representation to the Court I tried very hard to make it accurate and I did not raise issues with the Court if I didn't think that they had merit. 14 Q. Now, with regard to David Parse, you represented him for a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300