{"id":2308,"date":"2025-02-14T18:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/interview-with-high-powered-hip-hop-attorney-drew-findling\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T18:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:05:23","slug":"interview-with-high-powered-hip-hop-attorney-drew-findling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/interview-with-high-powered-hip-hop-attorney-drew-findling\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With High-Powered Hip-Hop Attorney Drew Findling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Stand On It<\/span><br \/>Atlanta-based criminal defense attorney Drew Findling has a track record of<br \/>working magic for his clients. Hip-hop\u2019s been lucky to have him.<br \/><em>Interview:\u00a0C. Vernon Coleman II<\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Editor\u2019s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands in January of 2025 and available for sale on the XXL website now.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cocaine kingpin Demetrius \u201cBig Meech\u201d Flenory doesn\u2019t trust many people. But when the Black Mafia Family boss was fighting a double-murder case in connection to the infamous 2003 Atlanta shooting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diddy<\/a>\u2019s former bodyguard, Anthony \u201cWolf\u201d Jones, Meech put his life in the hands of criminal defense attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/drew-findling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Findling<\/a> and walked away a free man. For over a decade, rap stars have also entrusted their freedom to the high-powered attorney. Offset even calls him \u201cthe biggest lawyer in the game,\u201d a nickname that underscores Findling\u2019s reputation and success in defending celebrity clients.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Coram, N.Y., Findling attended Oglethorpe University in Atlanta on a track scholarship. After college, he went to law school at nearby Emory University before becoming a public defender and eventually starting his practice, The Findling Law Firm, in 1987. He made a name in the city as a fierce attorney for years. Following the Big Meech case in 2003, Findling\u2019s courtroom skills spread throughout the entertainment community. He would take on celebrity clients like NBA players Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Dennis Rodman. In 2013, Findling represented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/gucci-mane\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gucci Mane<\/a> in the rapper\u2019s federal gun case and was able to get Guwop a three-year plea deal when the Atlanta hip-hop artist was facing 20. Findling\u2019s success in these high-profile cases is a testament to his legal prowess, leaving the entertainment community in awe.<\/p>\n<p>Several more rappers have recently called on Findling\u2019s services, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/lil-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lil Baby<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/migos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Migos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/dababy\/\" target=\"_blank\">DaBaby<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/trippie-redd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trippie Redd<\/a> and the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/young-dolph\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young Dolph<\/a>, who dubbed Findling his \u201cbillion-dollar lawyer\u201d in 2017. Findling went to bat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/cardi-b\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cardi <\/a>B\u2019s 2018 assault case, securing a deal that didn\u2019t include jail time. He is also responsible for getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/yfn-lucci\/\" target=\"_blank\">YFN Lucc<\/a>i a favorable plea deal in a RICO case and is handling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/youngboy-never-broke-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">YoungBoy Never Broke Again<\/a>\u2019s legal drama.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-September, Findling spoke with <em>XXL<\/em> via Zoom from his Buckhead, Atlanta law office, which is lined with photos of the attorney and his supreme clientele, whom he refers to by first name. The sharply dressed 64-year-old legal ace is busier than ever these days. He steps off camera to field a call from a client. Moments after apologizing for the delay, Boosie BadAzz is hitting his line. \u201cHe\u2019ll call back,\u201d Findling notes assuredly before settling in to discuss working on some of hip-hop\u2019s most prominent legal cases as of late, bonding with his clients, rappers\u2019 issues with the police and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>XXL<\/em>:\u00a0Was the Big Meech case the first hip-hop-related case that you were on? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drew Findling: I represented Demetrius Flenory. I didn\u2019t call him Meech. I didn\u2019t even know what the Black Mafia Family was. Meech was a brilliant young man at the time. And, he had a real discerning eye for certain things. So, we just kind of hit it off. And then, of course, the double-murder case came. We were successful at, basically, just destroying that case. Of course, all that [BMF stuff] came to light during the federal case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, you think that\u2019s how you got some of your other high-profile rap clients? From that case?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah. I think people do not give people in [the hip-hop] industry enough credit for their brilliance and they&#8217;re incredibly ultra-intelligent approach to their profession. They\u2019re looking for work ethic. They\u2019re looking for intelligence. All those things are important to people in that industry, whether they be performers or whether they be owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a hip-hop fan at all? Or coming into it when you started getting all these clients, were you a hip-hop fan? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a fan in terms of respect I always say that grinders are attracted to one another. I\u2019m blown<br \/>away by the amount of talent that goes into it. You know, when someone sends me a clip of Jonathan Kirk, [whose artist name is] DaBaby, freestyling at a radio show, I\u2019m like, I got to call him up and go, \u201cJon, wow. I mean, I don\u2019t even know what to say, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Lil Baby performs what is essentially the anthem of the BLM movement, post-George Floyd, there\u2019s a brilliance that goes into that and there\u2019s a spontaneity to the video that accompanies it. I\u2019m blown away by his ability to pick up on that. And really, I think, makes a difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you think so many rappers have gravitated to your practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s a safe space. I have no agenda. Offset said, \u201cDrew Findling is the only one that\u2019s ever talked me out of buying a car.\u201d I had a little birdie tell me he was about to, when he was younger, spend way too much money on a sick car. And I called him up, he picked up. He never should have picked up. I got him to stay on the phone with me until he left the dealership. Now you get to a point where you can\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019ve never been one to hold back just giving my opinion. Last presidential election, Offset wanted me to go vote with him for his first time. So, we met that morning and I did. I\u2019m OK with doing that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You represented Offset\u2019s ex-wife Cardi B in her assault case that got resolved in 2022. How were you able to get that resolved without any jail time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cardi\u2019s case, it was one of the more notorious cases that endured the delay of COVID. We just kind of rode the wave and prepared. And we were on the cusp of trial. She did not need, as some people say, an F on her report card. A felony. And got those reduced just to misdemeanors. All she had to do was the 15 community projects, I believe. To resolve it, that really worked to her advantage. She\u2019s been doing great ever since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YFN Lucci is also a huge case you\u2019ve been working on. He was facing life in prison, but you ended up working out a deal for him in which he might be coming home this year. [<em>Editor&#8217;s note: YFN Lucci has been released from prison since this interview.<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were a couple things working. One: that [YFN Lucci] Rayshawn Bennett was never gonna say a word against anybody. Just wanted to do his case and fight his case. I think the perception was this was going to be a tougher fight for [the prosecution] than they originally anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>So, we were able to work out everything. And most importantly, the murder charges being dismissed on that lengthy indictment. If he does all programs, which are possible and he is doing, he can be out between now and this coming January, which is insane if you think about it. [He\u2019s] another guy who is incredibly intelligent.<\/p>\n<p><q class=\"pullquote alignfull\">\u201cI\u2019m not going to\u00a0show up in the studio and tell you how to do things. This is my studio.\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re currently on the YoungBoy Never Broke Again case. Can you speak on how that case is going?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you know, things got a lot more complicated in the past nine months in Utah&#8230;While out on bond in Utah, unfortunately, he picked up two state cases: a case in Cache County and a case in Weber County. Cache County had to do with the purchase of different pharmaceuticals, and Weber County had to do with the possession of firearm by a convicted felon.<\/p>\n<p>What we worked on, I put my Utah team together, phenomenal lawyers in Utah, best of the best. And what we talked about is a little bit complicated, but why don\u2019t we do what\u2019s called a Rule 20 and bring Baton Rouge over. Let\u2019s just globally resolve everything together. We\u2019re trying to lock in a deal with him right now. People are going to be shocked at how quickly he\u2019ll be out. And lawyers will be shocked that do this for a living because the ones that I brainstorm with are just blown away. So, it all may work out for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you say is the biggest rapper-related case that you\u2019ve worked on? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In terms of entrusting their life to us on multiple fronts; Jonathan Kirk, DaBaby. He flew me down on [2020] Super Bowl weekend and said, \u201cI got this going on, this going on, this going on, this going on, this going on&#8230;But I don\u2019t want to think about it anymore. I want to concentrate on my music, and you concentrate on this for me.\u201d And it was, and has been, a unique relationship.<\/p>\n<p>So, that\u2019s been really different because exactly what he wanted, we did. We took over for him and then tried the case in Miami. That got all that notoriety because he refused to settle and got a defense verdict. They came after him for what, $6 million? Came after Universal for billions, came up to $6 million and got zero. So, not the biggest case, but the most diverse responsibility would have been from Jon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think is the biggest struggle rappers face these days? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, like so many people, it\u2019s just the systemic racism that paralyzes our criminal justice system. The fact that so many people, namely law enforcement, have a hard time accepting the fact that you can be a young man of color and be able to afford a $300,000 car and $100,000 watch and be able to legally have $400,000 cash on you. That\u2019s only because of one thing, and that\u2019s because of the color of their skin. That\u2019s just a problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think rappers are getting arrested more these days? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I just don\u2019t see it going away as it should. So, they can make the decision to not drive around in a red Ferrari, or they can still do it but run that risk. It\u2019s always a problem. I\u2019m always getting phone calls about people getting pulled over. And most of the time, nothing comes out of it. But nevertheless, they\u2019re getting pulled over. I\u2019m not getting a phone call from that White dentist in his or her Ferrari getting pulled over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve been called a mentor by many of your clients. Why do you feel it\u2019s important to go that extra mile to be more than an attorney? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to do it because I think it\u2019s a sense of responsibility. Not to handle them as just a paycheck, but more to it. Because they do have that target on them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s one of the biggest pieces of advice you\u2019ve\u00a0found yourself giving to your hip-hop clients along the way? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The importance of having licensed and bonded security, not just hiring your friend. I\u2019m going to tell them anytime I can, \u201cMake sure you have that neutral and detached, well-respected financial advisor, as opposed to just a buddy that tells you what to do with the money or family member.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to be somebody\u2019s biggest client. For financial advice, you want to be the low man, low woman on the totem pole. Then, it\u2019s less tempting for that person to make unwise decisions to benefit them and not you. Be very careful about who you surround yourself with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever turned down a hip-hop artist who\u00a0contacted\u00a0you for representation? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a hip-hop artist, but it\u2019s anybody that comes in here and is telling us how we\u2019re going to do things. That doesn\u2019t work. I\u2019m not going to show up in the studio and tell you how to do things. This is my studio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ve kind of taken to the \u201cbillion-dollar lawyer\u201d nickname. What does that name mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll never forget that. [Young] Dolph was getting out of the hospital [after being shot in Los Angeles in 2017]. I show up at his hospital room and there\u2019s nobody around. And then, he comes out in a wheelchair with his videographer. He turns, and he goes, \u201cI got my billion-dollar lawyer with me.\u201d I couldn\u2019t even hear him at the time. You can see the shock on my face. It just kinda took a life of its own. Like I say to people around here all the time, it just means we have more pressure. We have to work harder than anybody. Nothing wrong with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Drew Findling<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Jeromy Rosario<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Winter 2024 issue of\u00a0XXL\u00a0magazine featuring\u00a0<em>high-powered hip-hop attorney Drew Findling<\/em>&#8216;s interview is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.xxlmag.com\/products\/xxl-magazine-winter-2024-issue\" target=\"_blank\">for purchase now<\/a>\u00a0and is on newsstands. The issue also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/glorilla-sexyy-red-interview-each-other\/\" target=\"_blank\">GloRilla and Sexyy Red<\/a> on the cover, conversations with Ab-Soul, Dej Loaf, Quando Rondo, Ferg, Nav, Kash Doll, Sauce Walka, Anycia, Baby Kia, BLP Kosher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/osamason-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">OsamaSon<\/a>, Sugarhill Ddot, dancehall artist Skillibeng and producer Ace Charisma. 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