Craig later returned to Williams & Connolly , where he was protege of Joe Califano and Edward Bennett Williams . One of Craig 's first big criminal cases at Williams & Connolly was that of multimillionaire DC developer Dominic F. Antonelli Jr. , the chairman of Parking Management Inc. ( PMI ) , who was charged with bribery and conspiracy in connection with an attempt to secure a D.C. government lease from D.C. official Joseph P. Yeldell , his codefendant . Craig defended Antonelli alongside his Williams & Connolly colleagues Kendall and Williams . Antonelli and Yeldell were convicted by a jury in Washington , but that conviction was vacated on grounds of jury bias , and at a retrial in Philadelphia the two men were acquitted . Craig is an admirer of Edward Bennett Williams , saying that he was " the great lawyer of our generation . " In 1981 , Craig was a member of the team that represented John W. Hinckley , Jr. , who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan ; Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity . Craig worked in the office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy as his chief defense , national security , and foreign policy aide from 1984 to 1988 . Craig also defended Ted Kennedy 's nephew William Kennedy Smith on charges of assault ; William Kennedy Smith had earlier been acquitted on rape charges in 1991
attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
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