Eric Blankenship

Immediately after passing the bar in 2002, I knew I wanted to be a prosecutor to make a difference in my community and preserve our judicial system. More specifically, a trial attorney because there’s no better opportunity to get courtroom experience than being a prosecutor. It was also quickly proven to me that being a trial attorney was exactly the right fit for me.

For the next 17 years, I honed my craft and became very comfortable arguing cases to juries and judges. I tried well over 100 court and jury trials during my career as a prosecutor. I saw everything from DUIs, robberies, sex crimes, and even homicide.

However, something started becoming apparent to me. I began to realize that the people I was prosecuting were more than just criminals or people that acted irresponsible or refused to abide by the law.

More often than not, they were people that simply made a mistake.

Or they had an addiction. Or made a bad choice. Or acted out of anger or jealousy. Now, because of their mistake, they were facing not only jail, but possibly losing their job, maybe their family, and facing public shame.