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Have Faith

Post author:Amy B.
Post published:July 14, 2019
Post category:Blog

Sunday seems like the perfect day to talk about faith. Faith in a human being's ability to change. Let's talk about THAT kind of faith. A client of mine was…

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Amy is a creative individual whose persuasive skills and investigative talents have been tested time and time again in achieving tremendous outcomes for our clients. She is a knowledgeable and persistent, caring and compassionate advocate.

Because the nature of her work often transcends the legal issues, Ms. Butler is a good resource for big-picture solutions.

Virginia Murphrey, Chief Public Defender, Law Office of the 10th Judicial District

The court noted that the report authored by the Dispositional Advisor was exceptional, and the departure was based on the contents of the report.

Bryan J. Leary, Assistant Public Defender

Amy’s reports focus on the human side of the client and she routinely finds mitigating factors to be considered at sentencing. Many of my clients, who are now serving a probationary sentence rather than a prison sentence, owe their gratitude to Amy and her work.

Patrick Flanagan, Defense Attorney

Amy provides insight into more than just what the client’s path has been. She helps identify where interventions could have righted a wrong situation before it happened, and helps provide guidance on true rehabilitation.

Caroline Durham, Certified Criminal Law Specialist/Criminal Defense Attorney

More than anything else, Amy’s report humanized him.

Jennifer Pradt, Defense Attorney

Amy is a wonderfully empathic human being, which makes her such a great mitigation consultant, not to mention a really great person to work with. I have hired her on several cases and referred her to others. What I love about Amy is that she doesn’t judge at all in any moral sense.. she observes, and absorbs and then comes out with the most devastating and on-the-money assessment for criminal purposes. What has struck me in our encounters with her is how kind she is. She genuinely tries t… Read more

JaneAnne Murray, U of MN Law Professor and Defense Attorney

If not for Amy’s report, [client] would be waking up this morning at Shakopee [prison].

James Fleming, Defense Attorney

[Client] is ecstatic and wanted me to personally thank Amy for her hard work!! It simply would not have happened without her!!!

Scott White, Defense Attorney

I just can’t say enough about how much Amy helped me with this case; she worked really hard and gave me great information and arguments to use.

Kirstin Kopp, Defense Attorney