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“And the thing I’m proudest of is that we have done it with an unspoken creed that you will do it ethically, and that you will do the very best you can on behalf of every client. Being a gentleman or a lady in the practice of law in this building is very important, and it always has been. That’s not always true in the legal profession any more.’’
The formative experience in his young legal career, however, was his three years in the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.
“You see just about everything. One day you’ll be prosecuting a murder case in front of 12 men and women, and the next day you’ll be in traffic court. It kept you humble.
“It taught us our way around the courtroom, it taught us who were the key people in the criminal justice system,” Mr. Paynesaid. “When you do that all day, every day, you create in yourself a certain confidence, a certain amount of ability, and if you can’t turn yourself into a good trial lawyer in that environment, you don’t have it in you to start with.”
His legal experiences have also taught him the importance of involving the other participants in the court, as well as those who deal with defendants and victims outside the courtroom.
He plans to meet with all the agencies with responsibilities in his court: the sheriffs office, juvenile probation, court clerk, commonwealth’s attorney; as well as other agencies like social services that deal with troubled youth, to solicit their ideas.
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
See Payne, Page A-6
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