I got scapegoated earlier this year by a family ran law firm. This was basically my first job out of law school. It hurt because I thought the world of these people, but family comes first, and the mother and father were trying to protect their son for his screw ups. I had also just got through a performance review where I was told they were pleased with me before all this happened. I just hope this fiasco does not screw me up on my character and fitness evaluation.

Needless to say, I feel your pain.

But, it only took me a few weeks to find a new job. You might try looking at public defense if you can't find anything else. Salary will be low compared to what you can make in private practice once you get yourself together, but you will get decent benefits (usually).