tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4958613611558121389..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Few regulations, oversight for attorneys writing bail bondsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34953237131509526252014-07-25T22:42:53.541-05:002014-07-25T22:42:53.541-05:00The conflict of interest that they taught me in la...The conflict of interest that they taught me in law school (they said to never do this, legal or not) is that it limits the candor of the advice the attorney gives to the client. The lawyer is less likely to tell the client that s/he is dead to rights if the client running away means the attorney will owe the court a lot of money.Burke Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55333796874934030482011-07-14T15:53:59.323-05:002011-07-14T15:53:59.323-05:00It is the same here in Austin. This is a story a...It is the same here in Austin. This is a story about the atty not the bondsmen. This is defiantly a lucrative biz for attnys they have not accountability if the client fails to appear. You have attnys who went who passed the bar exam to become bondsmen...go figure. There is a conflict of interest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7156153117634614702011-07-12T06:28:00.513-05:002011-07-12T06:28:00.513-05:00First, if your sheriff takes campaign contribution...First, if your sheriff takes campaign contributions from bondsmen, it's time for a new sheriff.<br /><br />Second, attorney bonds have been given a free ride across the dtate for years. There is a growing effort to hold them accountable for the bonds they put up. I know locally for decades they could just bond someone out and there were never any forfeitures of those bonds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41402445894743569092011-07-10T17:05:20.927-05:002011-07-10T17:05:20.927-05:00I'am worried about the conflict of interest. I...I'am worried about the conflict of interest. I'am your lawyer, I wrote your bond, now pay me x for legal services or I'll revoke your bond and you end up in jail with no legal representation.organic_veggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224031424382704354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57195604145917346002011-07-10T16:11:18.917-05:002011-07-10T16:11:18.917-05:00Bail bonds are simply a way to make the bail bonds...Bail bonds are simply a way to make the bail bondsman, who frequently contribute to the campaigns of judges and sheriff's, and the counties money. The federal system stopped accepting money years ago. Most federal defendants are released simply with bond restrictions but without having to put up any money. If it works at the federal level it would work at the state level...and it would probably solve the overcrowding problems most local jails have. <br /><br />If money is to be accepted, bonds should be set at an amount that would allow the defendant to post it without using a bondsman. THink about it...say a bond is set at $50,000. Few people have that kind of money so they go to a bondsman and pay them $5,000. Why not just set the bond at $5,000 so a bondsman is not needed and the defendant can then get his money back when he shows up for trial. The purpose of bail is supposed to be to make sure the defendant shows up for trial. If that were really the purpose wouldnt it be more of an incentive if the defendant could get his money back by showing up, whereas, with a bondsman the money is gone whether he shows up or not. But, like many things the purpose stated in the law is not the real purpose. The real purpose is to make the bondsman and the county money. Think about it..... with a $50,000 bond instead of $5,000, not only does the bondsman make money but if the defendant doesn't show up the county gets $50,000 instead of $5,000. Its all about money...its not about making sure they show up for court or public safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com