06/11/12 Lawyer Brings Baby to Court to Highlight Need for Maternity Leave Amber Vazquez Bode, a new mom and a criminal defense attorney from Austin, brought her baby to court to protest the judge's refusal to delay a trial because she was on maternity leave. Bode, whose baby was born in April, had already requested the Travis County judge through her legal assistant that the trial be delayed but the judge's staff informed her that she needed to be in court on time. The judge in the case; Glenn Bass in his defense has pointed out that Bode had already sought and got four delays in the case which is now six years old. The schedule for the case was also set out 25 days before and the prosecutors wanted to make sure that the trial did not get delayed again. Bode showed up in court with the baby to prove her point that she needed an 8-10 week maternity leave because she was recovering from a cesarean section. Related Article Defending the Mob: Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Rick Halprin Chicago criminal defense attorney Rick Halprin has been at the center of legal world action and drama for decades now. Halprin has defended a slew of accused criminals in a series of high-profile federal cases throughout his years in law, but he is most widely known for his representation of the notorious Jos .... R. Bradford Bailey - Renowned Criminal Defense Attorney R.Bradford Bailey, or Brad, as he's known to friends and clients, is a partner with Denner Pellegrino Criminal Law Attorneys in Boston, Massachusetts. He has enjoyed an extensive and successful career, including a recent full acquittal of a Boston area real estate developer charged by the United States govern .... Trouble in Vegas? Meet Criminal Defense Attorney Gabriel ''Gabe'' Grasso At the center of the most recent O.J. Simpson hoopla, an alleged robbery of sports memorabilia dealers at Las Vegas's Palace Station Hotel last September, criminal defense attorney Gabriel ''Gabe'' Grasso prepares to tough it out against several plea-bargaining co-defendants and the state to save the notoriou .... Bass' office issued a statement over the incident noting that Bode was confrontational while addressing the court and Bass warned her that she might be charged with contempt of court. After her court appearance, Bode posted on her Facebook page, “My baby was completely freaking out," and "The whole thing was out of hand!" The case was dismissed by the judge because not all the witnesses appeared. Bode claims its because there was not enough evidence for a conviction.

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