“We’ll fight for you,” “Fighting for what you deserve,” “I’ll fight for you” and similar attorney solicitations bombard our airways, billboards and commercials. 

Lots of fighting. Attorneys in suits scrapping on the floor of the courtroom? So much fighting. 

If you need legal representation, it’s like all you need is to hire wrestlers, boxers, or martial artists with law degrees to guarantee a win. 

Imagine a courtroom where the fittest and angriest lawyers win cases and the meek and thoughtful bow their heads in shame as they slink away.  

Forget about gathering facts, investing in preparation, or using the law to win a case. Promoting aggressiveness is what many consider when selecting counsel. That is why for decades these ads persist and run day and night.   

There is a funny but true saying among lawyers: ”If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have the law on your side, pound the law; if you have neither the facts nor the law, pound the table.” 

Judges are not stupid. Jurors are not stupid.  

Pounding the table can get one disbarred and an aggressive demeanor does not equal winning in the courtroom. 

Adjudications are process-driven, fact-based conclusions. Attorneys, regardless of how well they might fight or........

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