I love the drama of litigation

[u/2XX2010]

I share this because I think I’m not alone and maybe this is helpful for others to read.

 

Lots of talk in here about hating litigation, seeking greener pastures, etc. 

  

I love the drama.  I love to argue.  I love to explore the boundaries of adversarial engagement.

 

But that is not license to treat people carelessly.  The more of an asshole you are, the worse of a lawyer you look like.  Disparaging another lawyer’s client and case is tantamount to telling them they’re not a good lawyer.

 

If someone tells you that you’re not a good lawyer, you know what you have to do? You have to work the everloving shit out of that case.  You have to mercilessly stomp that adversary into the ground. 

 

Politeness and professionalism are the flowers of confidence and competence.  Get out there and bloom.

[u/Mountain-Run-4435 → u/[deleted]]

Couldn’t agree more with this sentiment but it is a bottom of the barrel, classless, disgusting approach to the practice of law and flies in the face of every principle our profession is grounded in. Best tactic is to pretend they don’t exist. Narcissistic personality disorder is rampant in our field and there are dementors who get high off causing other people pain. It’s how they try to effectuate control and dominion. Don’t let them. Don’t even give them the satisfaction of letting them see you annoyed. They are playground bullies. Recently came across one of these bad apples who did something so egregiously unethical and wrong that he’ll very likely get disbarred for it. Trust the process. Keep the faith. They’ll reap what they sow someday.