Nobody claimed otherwise.
> not even sure I care unless this lands squarely in his practice area
He asked a litigation partner who represented me the one time Nassau County police got cute with me. In that case, we weighed being aggressive after the department pulled its accusations and I decided not to pursue given my financial condition. Were that to happen today, I'd decide differently.
> your judge might just piss their robes and rule against you
Sure. And I'd have wasted time and money and possibly more.
> In civil matters it's always better to seek agreement outside of court
Constrained to the case or controversy, sure. But that isn't always the entire picture. Seeing that context is what separates the great lawyers from the commodity ones.
