I also fail to follow the logic of this commenter. I’m not sure if they’re conspiracy-minded (“lawyers protecting their own” - when, in fact, one of the ethical lawyer’s greatest joys is taking bad actors out of the profession), or confused, or if I am failing to understand their point, or what…
I’m an attorney, and let me tell you, a corrupt lawyer as opposing counsel can make a good lawyer’s life hell. Recently there was an opposing counsel who was such a bad actor that the judge themselves filed an ethics complaint with the state bar after the bad guy voluntarily dismissed the case. The judge also put the 10 page memo supporting the voluntary dismissal under seal because it was full of outright lies and slander directed at the judge and counsel on my side.
I also fail to follow the logic of this commenter. I’m not sure if they’re conspiracy-minded (“lawyers protecting their own” - when, in fact, one of the ethical lawyer’s greatest joys is taking bad actors out of the profession), or confused, or if I am failing to understand their point, or what…
I’m an attorney, and let me tell you, a corrupt lawyer as opposing counsel can make a good lawyer’s life hell. Recently there was an opposing counsel who was such a bad actor that the judge themselves filed an ethics complaint with the state bar after the bad guy voluntarily dismissed the case. The judge also put the 10 page memo supporting the voluntary dismissal under seal because it was full of outright lies and slander directed at the judge and counsel on my side.