The AI-Powered Criminal Defense Attorney: A Solo and Small Firm Practice Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798259334229)

Most criminal defense attorneys are running a one-person firm against a fully staffed prosecution. AI changes that math.

The AI-Powered Criminal Defense Attorney: A Solo and Small Firm Practice Guide is a practical, chapter-by-chapter guide to using AI tools -- ChatGPT, Claude, Westlaw AI, Lexis+ AI, and others -- to run a more efficient, more competitive criminal defense practice without compromising the work product your clients deserve.

Written for the solo and small firm practitioner who is:

• Managing a full caseload without a research team or support staff
• Spending too many hours on intake, drafting, and administrative work
• Looking for a systematic approach to AI that is practical and ethically grounded

What is inside:

11 full chapters covering every phase of criminal defense practice: client intake and case opening, AI-assisted legal research, motions drafting, discovery management, client communication, plea negotiations, trial preparation, trust accounting and client funds, and professional ethics in the age of AI.

50+ ready-to-use prompts organized by task -- suppression motions, Brady requests, sentencing memoranda, voir dire preparation, client FAQs, flat fee documentation, bar audit checklists, and more.

A complete appendices section including an AI platform comparison, full prompt library, motion template index, state bar AI guidance tracker, step-by-step verification protocol, collateral consequences resource guide, and trust accounting reference.

The chapter most legal AI books skip: A full chapter on trust accounting and client funds -- the area that generates more bar complaints than almost anything else -- with AI-assisted systems for IOLTA compliance, flat fee documentation, monthly reconciliation, and bar audit preparation.

On ethics: Every chapter treats the verification obligation as non-negotiable. This book is not about using AI to avoid the work of criminal defense. It is about using AI to do that work more efficiently -- with the professional standards your license and your clients require.

Written by a former Marine Corps defense counsel and published legal educator. Book 5 in The AI-Powered Professional Series from TPG Publishing.