21.   He also was afraid that if he replaced her with a new lawyer, the leader of the drug gang would learn that he had become an informant.

22.   He also said he delayed filing appellate documents in order to give Harris-Lewis time to find a new lawyer.

23.   He said he would represent himself if the judge did not give him a new lawyer.

24.   He repeatedly interrupted the hearing, demanding a new lawyer and asking to cross-examine witnesses himself.

25.   Her new lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, also waived the time limit under which the district attorney must indict a defendant.

26.   Her new lawyers made clear on Wednesday that, while talks may resume soon, they are prepared to fight an indictment if no agreement is reached.

27.   He was granted a retrial, he hired a new lawyer, Raymond Castiliero, and he was acquitted of murder charges.

28.   Hirschfeld also has a new lawyer, RANDY MASTRO, a former deputy mayor in the Giuliani administration.

29.   His new lawyer, Ronald P. Fischetti, has run a three-year campaign to clear Schwarz, who is in federal prison.

30.   If it ruled against her, she would also need new lawyers should she appeal that ruling.