L.A.'s "dopest" lawyer - Allison Margolin
Posted by: David Ring
April 19, 2010
Topic: California Lawyers In The News
There is a great article in the April 2010 issue of California Lawyer magazine about lawyer Allison Margolin, who is known (perhaps self-proclaimed) as "L.A.'s dopest lawyer" because of her criminal defense of pot smokers and her expertise in California's medical marijuana laws. (See the link below.) Allison is the real-deal: she's a graduate of Harvard Law and the daughter of a well-known criminal defense lawyer, Bruce Margolin, who also had great success representing those who enjoyed getting high.
Let's face it: in L.A., marijuana has essentially become legal. Just go to a medical marijuana office and you'll likely be able to obtain a doctor's prescription and some pot within minutes. But, the laws are still fuzzy and inconsistently enforced. Allison represents those who the police believe to be suppliers (which may or may not be illegal - that's why they hire Allison!) or those just unlucky enough to get arrested for having a small amount of pot on them.
The article demonstrates Allison's advocacy for her clients and also discusses the confusing laws that L.A. County and all of California face in deciding whether or not to aggressively pursue criminal cases against medical marijuana facilities and those who run them.
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