who was blagojevich's lawyer

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Who is the Attorney for Rod Blagojevich?

Dec 18, 2008 · Follow @TIME. If anyone had any remaining doubts whether embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was going to fight hard to hold onto his job — and freedom — in the face of stinging corruption...

Who is Blagojevich?

Jul 27, 2010 · Blagojevich lawyer: Government didn't prove case. Rod Blagojevich is insecure, he talks a lot and he's a bad judge of character — but he is not a criminal, the ousted Illinois governor's defense ...

What happened to Blagojevich in the Supreme Court?

Aug 09, 2016 · A defense attorney describes Rod Blagojevich as “a different man” who has made “extraordinary efforts to redeem himself” since he was incarcerated for corruption. Attorney Leonard C. Goodman said...

Where did Rod Blagojevich go to college?

May 09, 2011 · Attorney Aaron Goldstein was questioning two key witnesses on the Senate seat allegations on Monday: former Blagojevich chief of staff John Harris and union leader Tom Balanoff. U.S. District Judge...

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Jul 27, 2010 · Blagojevich’s Lawyer Vows to Go To Jail Over Closing Argument Sam Adam Jr. is under a threat of jail from Judge James B. Zagel in the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Zagel has ruled that Adam cannot refer to witnesses whom the government conspicuously did not call to trial — even though prosecutors referred to non-appearing …

Overview

Rod Blagojevich , often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when he was impeached following charges of public corruption for which he was later sentenced to federal prison. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich pr…

Early life

Rod Blagojevich was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of two children. His parents were Serbian immigrants from Yugoslavia. His father, Radislav, was an immigrant steel plant laborer from a village near Kragujevac, Serbia. His mother, Mila (Govedarica), was a Bosnian Serb, whose family was originally from Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His parents moved to Chicago in 1947. Blagojevich has a brother, Rob, who worked as a fund-raiser for Blagojevich in his later political c…

Early career

Blagojevich clerked for Chicago Alderman Edward Vrdolyak. Blagojevich then took a job as Cook County Assistant State's Attorney (assistant prosecutor) under State's Attorney Richard M. Daley, specializing in domestic abuse, crimes, and felony weapons cases.
In 1992, with the backing of his influential father-in-law, Blagojevich unseated 14-year incumbent Myron Kulas in the Democratic primary for the 33rd state house district, in the Illinois House of R…

Gubernatorial campaigns

During 2002, Blagojevich campaigned for his party's nomination to become governor. Blagojevich won a close primary campaign against former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris and Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Paul Vallas, who ran well in the suburban collar counties of Chicago. Blagojevich finished strongly in Southern Illinois, winning 55% of the primary vote downstat…

Gubernatorial administration

After the 2002 elections, Democrats had control of the Illinois House, Senate, and all but one statewide office. While in office, Blagojevich signed progressive legislation such as ethics reform, death penalty reform, a state Earned Income Tax Credit, a statewide comprehensive smoking ban and expansions of health programs like KidCare and FamilyCare (FamilyCare was ruled unconstitutional…

Political positions

Blagojevich was criticized for using what his opponents called "gimmicks" to balance the state budget. Republicans claimed that he was simply passing the state's fiscal problems on to future generations by borrowing his way to balanced budgets. Indeed, the 2005 state budget called for paying the bills by underfunding a state employees' pension fund by $1.2 billion. During 2008, Bla…

Personal style

Blagojevich was famed for his flamboyant dress style, such as his taste for Charvet ties. After the Justice Department complaint was made public, Blagojevich's hairstyle became the subject of discussion and jokes for national and local media personalities. Blagojevich insisted his aides always carry a hairbrush for him. He referred to it as "the football", alluding to the term nuclear football, which represents the bomb launch codes never to be out of reach of the president.

Impeachment, removal from office, trial

After Blagojevich threatened to stop the state's dealings with Bank of America Corp. over a shut-down factory in Chicago, under the direction of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Governor Blagojevich was arrested at his home by federal agents on December 9, 2008, and charged with corruption. The Justice Department complaint alleged that the governor conspired to commit several "pay …