"I knew it was a very significant deal, and I knew that I had made a big mistake, and it's something that would reflect badly on my office, on my colleagues, make their lives more difficult and let them down, certainly my trial partners, my clients," Marsh said, according to a transcript of his testimony. "It was a very big deal, and it was a big enough deal that I felt it was important enough to find out whether or not my job was in jeopardy."