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I no longer teach law. But when I did I advised my students that they should never accept a case if it meant that by doing so you couldn't sleep at night.

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Christopher Darden
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 7
Lawyer
Martinez
California
Chris Darden
Christopher Allen Darden
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