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?
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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?
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12 A. Yes. It's important to be aggressive but not too aggressive. You want to be a forceful advocate.
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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?
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16 A. I disagree.
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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?
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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
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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
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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