SYDNEY: Cardinal George Pell has been represented by one of Australia's most experienced, and expensive, defence attorneys during a year of legal proceedings, racking up a bill experts estimate will top A$3 million.
Pell's lead attorney, Robert Richter, is one of Australia's most well-known defence barristers, and has represented the Cardinal since before committal hearings began in early March, 2018. The team also defended Pell in this week's sentencing hearings and will represent him on appeal, a process expected to last several more months.
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