Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer Saturday as he weighed his legal options on how to fight a scandal that has left his career in tatters and disrupted President-elect Barack Obama`s White House transition.
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The Democratic governor had a four-hour meeting with Ed Genson in the lawyer`s downtown office Saturday. Genson has defended newspaper baron Conrad Black, R&B singer R. Kelly and numerous public figures on corruption charges, earning a reputation as the lawyer big shots call when they get in a bind in Chicago.
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Genson confirmed the two met but wouldn`t discuss details of their dialogue. When asked if he would take the case, Genson said: `We`ll make our mutual decision on Monday.`
