2024-09-23
7 分钟Paul Bergrin is a hotshot criminal defense attorney in Newark, New Jersey. Seemingly unstoppable and with unorthodox methods, he’s built a reputation for getting his clients off the hook. But as Paul's legend grows, so do the suspicions swirling around him. When FBI Agent Shawn Brokos starts investigating a major drug ring, she makes a shocking discovery: the gang's most powerful player is none other than Newark’s star attorney. Has the ex-federal prosecutor crossed the line and started committing crimes himself? From Wondery, comes a new series about a lawyer who breaks all the rules, the FBI agent determined to take him down at all costs, and the people caught in the middle who paid the ultimate price. Listen to Criminal Attorney on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple podcasts. Start your free trial by visiting Wondery.fm/Criminal_Attorney now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Paul Pogren was the lawyer who could get you out of any sticky situation.
Caught selling pirated videos like Queen Latifah was in 1995.
Better call Paul, accused of lying to a jury during testimony.
Like Lil Kim was in 2003, better call Paul, caught stabbing your spouse ten times with a steak knife.
No matter if you were innocent or guilty, Paul could get you off the hook.
We see lawyers like this and the Sopranos are breaking bad.
But what happens when those fictional lawyers cross over into the real world?
At the peak of his career, Paul Burgren was undefeated, a master lawyer who knew the system inside out.
But when an FBI agent finds traces of Burgren's involvement in a massive drug ring, questions start to arise on the lengths Paul went to achieve his dominance and what he would do to ensure he stayed there.
In Wondery's true crime podcast, criminal attorney host Jinkx Jenkins will tell you the true story of how Paul Burgren went from representing others in court to representing himself.
No one is better suited to breaking the law than those who know it best.
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It was 2003, and Sean Brokos was on her way to a Newark apartment complex.
She had received a tip that someone in that apartment had a gun that they shouldn't.
Shawn was in her early thirties, blonde and white.
In Newark, she looked like a teacher or a dentist or someone with a desk job at a bank, which is actually what she'd been doing seven years earlier.