DGS49
Diamond Member
Never forget: what separates a "good" lawyer from a mediocre lawyer is that a "good" lawyer can argue convincingly for a case that is utterly without merit. That ability is what is rewarded in law school and in the profession itself.
A "good" criminal defense lawyer is one who can obtain a "not guilty" verdict (or a favorable plea bargain) for someone who is obviously guilty of the crime. A "good" tort lawyer is one who can convince a jury that it was not the negligent but penniless driver who caused the death of his client, but (a) the manufacturer of the car, or (b) the bartender who served him his last drink, or (c) the city that failed to plow the roads or put a warning sign at the intersection. A "good" malpractice lawyer is someone who can convince a jury that a competent and conscientious doctor who treated a patient appropriately, but with a bad outcome, was actually a near criminal who caused the bad outcome through ignorance or malfeasance.
Lawyers are in the business of "advocacy," and if the cause or client is manifestly good then they don't need a particularly "good" lawyer to plead their case; it's only when the cause or client is questionable that a high-priced lawyer is needed.
Note the outrage that Attorney Alan Dershowitz is causing in his Liberal colleagues when he renders objective commentary on Trump-Conspiracy matters. They don't want him to render honest legal opinions; they want him to speak as a Liberal, Anti-Trump advocate, and they hate him for rendering honest legal opinions.
Maybe it's just me, but I get truly irritated when I see news sources querying ATTORNEYS FOR ONE OF THE PARTIES about current events. THESE PEOPLE ARE PAID TO LIE! What the fuck do you think they are going to say? How dare you present it as "news" or honest commentary!
I don't care what Stormy Daniels' lawyer says about what might have happened 20 years ago, or what he says about the NDA that she signed. He is paid to lie. Or what Trump's lawyer says either. It is not "news" and it's not informative in any way. Give it a rest. [Just one example].
DGS49
Duquesne University School of Law
Class of '82
A "good" criminal defense lawyer is one who can obtain a "not guilty" verdict (or a favorable plea bargain) for someone who is obviously guilty of the crime. A "good" tort lawyer is one who can convince a jury that it was not the negligent but penniless driver who caused the death of his client, but (a) the manufacturer of the car, or (b) the bartender who served him his last drink, or (c) the city that failed to plow the roads or put a warning sign at the intersection. A "good" malpractice lawyer is someone who can convince a jury that a competent and conscientious doctor who treated a patient appropriately, but with a bad outcome, was actually a near criminal who caused the bad outcome through ignorance or malfeasance.
Lawyers are in the business of "advocacy," and if the cause or client is manifestly good then they don't need a particularly "good" lawyer to plead their case; it's only when the cause or client is questionable that a high-priced lawyer is needed.
Note the outrage that Attorney Alan Dershowitz is causing in his Liberal colleagues when he renders objective commentary on Trump-Conspiracy matters. They don't want him to render honest legal opinions; they want him to speak as a Liberal, Anti-Trump advocate, and they hate him for rendering honest legal opinions.
Maybe it's just me, but I get truly irritated when I see news sources querying ATTORNEYS FOR ONE OF THE PARTIES about current events. THESE PEOPLE ARE PAID TO LIE! What the fuck do you think they are going to say? How dare you present it as "news" or honest commentary!
I don't care what Stormy Daniels' lawyer says about what might have happened 20 years ago, or what he says about the NDA that she signed. He is paid to lie. Or what Trump's lawyer says either. It is not "news" and it's not informative in any way. Give it a rest. [Just one example].
DGS49
Duquesne University School of Law
Class of '82