It really seemed like the craziness surrounding Allen Stanford’s never-ending stream of defense lawyers had reached its zenith in early April 2010. That was when he changed lawyers for the fourth time and handed his defense over to Houston criminal defense attorney Mike Essmyer and Houston consumer lawyer Robert S. Bennett. That was also when a frustrated Judge David Hittner complained about Stanford switching lawyers “over and over again” and told him that there was no guarantee he would approve further additions to his legal team.
