How To Win Friends and Influence People

Alex Jones at the Insurrection

Do you have what it takes to be a high-profile defense attorney?  Take this simple test.

Imagine your client is being sued to the tune of $150 million because his behavior was off-the-charts inflammatory to dozens of people grieving the shooting deaths of their children.  During trial, do you a) conduct yourself with grace and dignity, and treat your opponent respectfully, or b) find an opportunity to publicly “flip him off?”

If you said a), you might have the right comportment for the job.

Obviously, however, this is not a cinch.  From this:

The attorney representing far-right conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones in his defamation damages trial over falsely claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a “hoax” apologized on Thursday for a heated courtroom spat and reportedly giving the middle finger to the plaintiff lawyer a day earlier.