Originally posted by MaryCas:
In recent years, many mafioso have gone on trial. The most famous or visible was John Gotti. His attorney was Bruce Cutler. In GF2, when Michael is at the Senate hearing, Tom Hagen is his attorney. I'm wondering if this was an unusual arrangement at the time; having a member of the "family" represent Michael at the hearings. Could Tom's involvement have been a liability? Could he himself be implicated in the family crimes? I also wonder if the real life mafioso - like Frank Costello - were represented by family member lawyers, or if any existed (like Tom Hagen).
Interesting thought! Surely the commitee must have know Tom's connection to the Family, but as already stated, Hagen insulated himself from the family business. He had his own "buffers"
I dont know what the relationship of real life lawyers was to their mob clients, but there was a lawyer that defended Philly mob figures, that eventually was convicted of mob activities.
