All the legal eagles agreed on one point - whatever he paid, Chmura got his money's worth, plus some. And Boyle walked away from the case with more than just a fatter bank account. To TV viewers nationwide, he's the go-to guy if you get busted here. Boyle surely realized he had hit the gold mine when he found out that the Chmura case was going to be his. First, size up the quality of the case, then check the depth of the client's pocketbook.
Justice does, after all, have a price tag.
Obviously, you spend it. Boyle cut no corners on this one. In fact, the defense team had more than enough players to field a defensive squad on a football team, with a few bench-warmers to boot. In addition to his lead lawyer, Chmura's team called six expert witnesses. Helping provide legal research were two Marquette University Law School professors, Dan Blinka and Tom Hammer.