History Main / AmbulanceChaser

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Slow down or I'll sue!"]]

This opportunistic and morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up [[FrivolousLawsuit junk lawsuits]] and perpetrating {{Courtroom Antic}}s. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you (and that he gets his cut).

* the [[CrapsackWorld world]] of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' wouldn't feel complete without one of these.
** In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'', Ken Rosenberg is often referred to as being one of these. [[InformedFlaw Not that he doesn't come in handy whenever YOU get arrested.]]He also has another InformedFlaw: being ''very'' bad at his job. One character says that Rosenberg could "defend an innocent man all the way to death row," and while some of the events of the plot seem to bear this notion out -- e.g., him asking Tommy to intimidate the jury because he himself can't (although that was understandable, given how stressed he was at the time) -- others, like his aforementioned ease in bailing Tommy out after he gets arrested, [[ZigZaggedTrope do not.]]

* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'', Ken Rosenberg is often referred to as being one of these. [[InformedFlaw Not that he doesn't come in handy whenever YOU get arrested.]]\\
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He also has another InformedFlaw: being ''very'' bad at his job. One character says that Rosenberg could "defend an innocent man all the way to death row," and while some of the events of the plot seem to bear this notion out -- e.g., him asking Tommy to intimidate the jury because he himself can't (although that was understandable, given how stressed he was at the time) -- others, like his aforementioned ease in bailing Tommy out after he gets arrested, [[ZigZaggedTrope do not.]]

The Ambulance Chaser shows up when HilaritySues. Expect comments of ambulance chasing in a good EvilLawyerJoke. For the dramatic, competent, defense attorney version, see AmoralAttorney. Ambulance chasing lawyers [[WebSite/AdTurds often appear in commercials on TV]]. Probably considered a {{Slimeball}}. Compare BunnyEarsLawyer for when lawyers are merely eccentric rather than amoral.

* ''Film/WildThings'': AmoralAttorney Ken Bowden (Bill Murray) is in the middle of a consultation when he hears an ambulance go by. He starts to stand up, thinks better of it, and sits down to continue the consultation.

The Ambulance Chaser shows up when HilaritySues. Expect comments of ambulance chasing in a good EvilLawyerJoke. For the dramatic, competent, defense attorney version, see AmoralAttorney. Ambulance chasing lawyers [[WebSite/AdTurds often appear in commercials on TV]]. Compare BunnyEarsLawyer for when lawyers are merely eccentric rather than amoral.

** In a ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' radio commercial, the lawyers take a more proactive approach to ambulance chasing by telling people to 'throw themselves in front of vehicles' to get injured for lawsuits.

If he's losing, expect lots and lots of motions and requests that serve no real purpose other than to cause you to waste so much time responding to all of them that you'll gladly move to settle just to get him off your ass. If he wants to settle, he'll sue everyone with even the slightest connection to the defendant in order to drag them in and put as much pressure as possible on the main target. Did he lose? He's going to appeal and grasp at every last straw to make it stick, and if he's a ''really'' sore loser, he may try to interfere with the livelihood of anyone who he blames for the defeat.

Persistent and extreme incivility marks virtually every interaction with him; God help anyone stuck in a deposition with him, as he is guaranteed to be incredibly rude, aggressive, disruptive, and belligerent, and will likely make tons of long, ranting objections, as well as threats of professional sanctions and spurious claims of misconduct. If they advertise on daytime television and highway billboards, you're probably looking at one, ''especially'' if they operate out of a location in a strip mall on the edge of town.

This opportunistic and morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up [[FrivolousLawsuit junk lawsuits]] and perpetrating {{Courtroom Antic}}s. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you (and that he gets his cut). If he's losing, expect lots and lots of motions and requests that serve no real purpose other than to cause you to waste so much time responding to all of them that you'll gladly move to settle just to get him off your ass. If he wants to settle, he'll sue everyone with even the slightest connection to the defendant in order to drag them in and put as much pressure as possible on the main target. Did he lose? He's going to appeal and grasp at every last straw to make it stick, and if he's a ''really'' sore loser, he may try to interfere with the livelihood of anyone who he blames for the defeat. Persistent and extreme incivility marks virtually every interaction with him; god help anyone stuck in a deposition with him, as he is guaranteed to be incredibly rude, aggressive, disruptive, and belligerent, and will likely make tons of long, ranting objections, as well as threats of professional sanctions and spurious claims of misconduct. If they advertise on daytime television and highway billboards, you're probably looking at one, ''especially'' if they operate out of a location in a strip mall on the edge of town.

This trope is usually played for laughs, as the more corrupt the Ambulance Chaser, the more ridiculous their cases will be.

Some attorneys do get duped, however; sometimes, clients will lie or omit significant portions of the story (i.e., a personal injury client telling their attorney that the defendant severely beat them, but leaving out the part where they violently attacked the defendant and instigated the matter, the defendant got away, and the plaintiff wanted a second go and hunted them down); the dividing line is that a legitimate attorney will cease representation after learning of the deception, while a dirtbag will keep pursuing the case to the bitter end. Extreme rudeness and incivility in representation are also strongly discouraged, as it's a very easy way to get hit with sanctions when the opposing side reports to the judge that you've been a gigantic dick to them for no good reason. If your impertinence crosses into outright misconduct, you very well may lose what may have actually been a legitimate case for your client, as there are also very clear rules about how clients cannot profit from the unethical behavior of their attorneys, ''even'' if they likely would have had a favorable determination otherwise, and that sort of outcome will get you sued for malpractice by your furious client.

* In ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'', one of the cogs are called Ambulance Chasers. Too bad there aren't any real ambulances in the game.
* "Legal" Lee from the video game ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' acts like this, and his forte is insurance fraud. And he does, in fact, drive an ambulance.
** He reappears in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' as Johnny Gat's lawyer. When a dropped gun goes off, he asks if anyone was hit and needs a lawyer. He also asks you to don a police uniform in the side mission "FUZZ" in order to turn public opinion against the police.

* One U-Drive It mission in ''VideoGame/SimCity 4'' has you driving an accident victim to an unscrupulous lawyer's office instead of straight to the hospital, so they can prepare a lawsuit.

* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has billboards all over the city advertising for Chris Jenkins to represent potential clients injured in "superpower related-conflict" incidents.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' has the partnership collective, a hivemind of lawyer snakes. After a certain story arc, the protagonists are tasked with and paid for "administering punitive damages" against the collective for damage the Collective caused in a revenge plan against Tagon's Toughs. Mainly done by blowing up attorneys and their property. At a point in the comic, they take on to patrolling coffee shops, ambulance companies, and divorce courts because of just losing their ship and being broke.

* In a sequence from ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' starting more or less [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/indestructiblegirl/ here]], Bud the indestructible golem girl has a slight accident with the sidewalk. When she discovers that the hunk who comes to her assistance is actually an ambulance-chasing lawyer she decides to give him his comeuppance.

* ''WebOriginal/MysteryFleshPitNationalPark'': Some attorneys made a point of [[https://mysteryfleshpit.tumblr.com/post/625716530518360066 advertising their services]] to parkgoers who might wish to seek compensation for injuries or trauma resulting from the hazards of the [[WombLevel Pit]]. It was a niche but highly profitable endeavor, and the suits and settlements only became frequent after the disaster in 2007.

* Frequently representing [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the Simpson]] family until 1998, Lionel Hutz (AKA Miguel Sanchez, AKA Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc) is an unscrupulous, unqualified failure, and the only lawyer willing to represent Homer in his various trumped-up junk lawsuits (e.g., this exchange from "New Kid On the Block"):

* Stan Freezoid in ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', who casually hands out his cards to people who slip on the trail of ice he leaves behind.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Angelica sues her father [[note]]It turns out to be a nightmare her father is having, however.[[/note]]. At one point, she fires her lawyer, sending him off with:
-->'''Angelica:''' It's back to chasing ambulances for you.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' in which the title character [[ItsAWonderfulPlot is shown a world where he didn't exist]] the Monster Across the Street (or rather, The Monster Who Lives Down The Block) has become this type of lawyer. He literally drops a conversation with BJ to chase down an ambulance.

* ''Film/TheVerdict'' has Creator/PaulNewman as a disgraced bigshot attorney who's become a drunk and now limits himself to trolling funerals for clients. The film kicks off with him finding a case to care about.

* In ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds III'', Dudley "Booger" Dawson from the first film is an attorney, and he gets a call from the new-generation Tri-Lambs to help them out of legal trouble. He says he's on his way to meet a client. In fact, he's tailgating an ambulance.
* Deck Shifflet from ''Film/TheRainmaker'' qualifies except for one thing: he hasn't managed to pass the bar exam.
* "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich (Walter Matthau) in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/TheFortuneCookie''.

* In ''Film/RatRace'', noted attorney Gloria Allred (AsHerself) was nearby when a man got run over by an ''ambulance'' and was ready to make this man into a client. Knowing the attorney's reputation, the driver quickly agreed to give the man a ride.

* In ''Film/MyCousinVinny'', Vinny was clearly expecting a career in this mold before the events of the film. When he spots a man in a neck brace, he stops to ask how the man hurt himself, then loses interest when he learns that the man was on his own property.
* A deleted scene from ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' has Bruce answer a woman's prayer for more money by causing a milk spillage in a supermarket, having her slip on it, and having a lawyer immediately turn up.
* In one of his movies, Jack Benny plays such a lawyer with Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as his assistant. While talking to a client in his office an ambulance screams by and both men jump to their feet and start to race to the door. Remembering their client they stop, shrug and sit back down with Benny saying something "Well, next time."

* ''Film/TheClient'': Gil Beale, the first lawyer that Mark tries to hire. He sits around in hospital waiting rooms looking for potential clients. And Mark is sent away by his secretary who says he only attends injury cases and there is already a line (though this is admittedly the correct thing to do - this is a lawyer who would be profoundly out of his depth/experience in the kind of case Mark needed him for, even if he were completely well-intentioned).

* Stanley Hastings from the Stanley Hastings series is a self-described ambulance chaser.

* Mitchell Stephens of Film/TheSweetHereafter says he knows he comes across like this, but he doesn't care - his real goal is to make lawsuits so costly for corporations that they'll take the time and spend the money on safety, instead of cutting costs and putting other people at risk.

* ''Series/FamilyLaw'': Rex Weller is outright ''proud'' to call himself an old-fashioned shyster chasing a buck, no problem taking on a crazy client if it means a big payday and even bits like encouraging Viveca to move into a crappy apartment building as "those are gold mines for personal injury lawsuits." A running bit is the rest of the firm annoyed at his TV and bus ads making them all look the same way.
** However, Rex can show some surprising ethics and in later episodes, surprises even himself by taking on a pro bono client and truly caring for their well-being.
* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': In the episode "Hospital Capers", a lawyer (a literal ambulance chaser) gets Mr. Boynton to sign a contract hiring him as counsel; the contract features a hefty penalty if Mr. Boynton chooses to terminate his representation. When Miss Brooks visits the lawyer, he hands her ever larger magnifying glasses to [[ReadTheFinePrint read the contract's fine print]]. {{Lampshaded}} when the lawyer admits to Miss Brooks that he's been disbarred in several states.
* ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'': When Jeannie gets [[EasyAmnesia amnesia]] after being hit on the head at NASA, she's represented by a lawyer who happens to have been on a tour of the base at the time.
* ''Series/ShamelessUK'': A pair of them get [[TheAlcoholic Frank]] to [[FrivolousLawsuit sue]] Yvonne, and when he drops the case he gets a [[AllDevouringBlackHoleLoanSharks bill for a thousand pounds]].
* ''Series/ShamelessUS'': Frank's lawyer can be found pouring water on stairs leading to train stations. When the water freezes and someone slips on the ice, he is right there to offer his services to sue the city.
* Garrett Price, the attorney in the ''Series/{{Monk}}'' episode "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic" that Monk and Natalie meet during a traffic stoppage following a car accident. Price actually solicits Natalie when she's sitting in the back of an ambulance, getting treated for a broken arm. He reappears in "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus".
** In "Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man," when Monk and Sharona stop by a crime scene they happened to see while driving by, Stottlemeyer asks Monk if he's chasing ambulances.
* On ''Series/BarneyMiller'', Arnold Ripner had the reputation for being this type of lawyer at the start, to the point of trying to drum up business amongst those in the holding cell whenever he came to represent another client who arrested. However, he quickly evolved into a full-fledged AmoralAttorney, successfully suing Harris for Harris' depiction of him in his novel ''Blood on the Badge'' and ruining his career as an author.
* ''Series/WhatsHappening'' had an episode where Rerun got sick while at Rob's Place and wound up in the hospital. The initial diagnosis was food poisoning. His roommate in the hospital is a man in a body cast (he was in a bus accident) and meets his lawyer, who then suggests suing Rob over it. Later, when Rerun's illness turns out to be appendicitis, the lawyer wants to turn it into a malpractice suit against the hospital, but Rerun (who's gotten fed up with all the drama) tells him, "The Pacific Ocean is that way. Keep walking until your briefcase floats."
* Jackie Chiles, Kramer's attorney from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', who was a caricature of RealLife defense attorney Johnnie Cochran.

* ''Series/{{JAG}}'': In "Standards of Conduct", one of these goes after Harm in a traffic accident scam. Actually Harm concedes that he doesn't know enough about civil law/tort to handle it himself.
* The Valeyard from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story arc ''Trial of a Time Lord'' story arc ''appeared'' to be this at first. [[spoiler: He isn't. He's actually much worse]].
* One of the villains in ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' was one who returned from the dead with leech powers. Bloodsucking attorney indeed.
* Referenced in ''Series/PushingDaisies'', when the main characters, a private investigation team, see a cropduster crash into a building. They then go over there and Chuck says that she's asking without any judgment whether this behaviour qualifies as ambulance chasing. Emerson says "if you're asking without any judgment then yes it does."

* An episode of ''Series/LoisAndClark'' features one. He's representing a former rock musician who's [[HeroInsurance suing Superman]] due to Superman allegedly having injured his hand while saving him and ruining his musical career. The case gets dropped when Lois convinces the musician's girlfriend to walk in front of a live news broadcast and tell the camera that the musician's hand is just fine and he's been faking it the whole time for publicity.
* ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' episode "The Attractive Nuisance" features one.
* Claire Sawyer, future lawyer, from ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' works with her fellow middle schoolers and will work up lawsuits on anyone someone asks her to, no matter how ridiculous the case is.
* A ''Series/NightCourt'' episode has Bull's cousin as one of these, who sues Roz after Bull borrows her gun and shoots himself in the foot.
* ''Series/PicketFences'': "Douglas Wambaugh for the Defense, your Honor"

* ''Series/FranklinAndBash'' has the titular characters acting as LighterAndSofter versions in the first episode before they move to a large law firm. One of the first things they do in the series is hear a car accident, rush to the scene, and represent the guy who caused it in a suit against an ad company because their billboard "distracted" him.
* An episode of ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' dealt with an unscrupulous lawyer being held in a small town which metes out DisproportionateRetribution through its court system. The lawyer was going to be given ten lashes for having too many numbers on her license plate. [[spoiler: As a FateWorseThanDeath, she winds up replacing the defense attorney... and is going to remain as such until someone from the outside world stumbles into town and replaces her.]]
* A character in Brazilian soap opera "Caminho das Índias" was a labor attorney who encouraged his potential clients to fake injuries to sue their employers.
* The protagonists of ''Series/ThePractice'' have this reputation among other lawyers due to their somewhat sleazy tactics and their willingness to represent (often successfully) clients with fairly shaky claims, e.g. suing a carnival clown for fat shaming. They're a much more sympathetic version than usual, and one of them says that, while their nuisance lawsuits may seem frivolous or silly, they matter to the people who file them.
* The ''Series/BabylonFive'' TV Movie "The River Of Souls" features Captain Lochley and the station sued for harassment by the operator of a holographic brothel. The lawyer he hires is referred to as one of these.
* ''Series/{{Scorpion}}'' features a particularly incompetent one named [[PunnyName Haywood Jahelpme]] Morris for a four-episode arc in Season 2. And yes, that's his legal name. He had it changed.
* ''Series/TheNightOf'' has John Stone, a lowly lawyer who trawls late-night police precincts for hookers and pushers to recruit as clients. He advertises on the subway and pays cops to hand out his cheesy business cards. While he waits on a client, a cop cracks that he's just heard an ambulance siren pass by and asks if Stone wants to chase after it.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''
** Lampshaded in the pilot episode when Nelson & Murdock turning up out-of-the-blue to represent Karen Page proves a SpannerInTheWorks for the whole EvilPlan to frame her. Afterwards [[TheDragon Wesley]] dismisses them as a couple of ambulance chasers (they were indeed trawling for clients as their legal practice just opened) but his boss Wilson Fisk orders Wesley to open a file on them in case they come in useful.
** In the series finale. Foggy approaches [[FriendOnTheForce Detective Brett Mahoney]] when the latter is supervising Felix Manning being loaded onto an ambulance after an encounter with Daredevil.
-->'''Brett:''' I thought "ambulance chaser" was a figure of speech.
-->'''Foggy:''' Not one of your best burns, Detective.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Alluded to in the season 3 finale when Foggy approaches Brett Mahoney to warn him about Matt contemplating killing Wilson Fisk, while Brett is in the midst of taking Fisk's fixer Felix Manning into custody (after Matt had [[HighAltitudeInterrogation dangled Felix off a roof for information]])
-->'''Brett Mahoney:''' I thought "ambulance chaser" was a figure of speech.
-->'''Foggy Nelson:''' Not one of your best burns, Detective.
** Also referenced in the pilot episode when Matt and Foggy turning up out-of-the-blue to represent Karen Page proves a SpannerInTheWorks for the whole EvilPlan. Afterwards [[TheDragon Wesley]] dismisses them as a couple of ambulance chasers (they were indeed trawling for clients as their legal practice just opened) but his boss Wilson Fisk orders him to open a file on them [[PragmaticVillainy in case they come in useful]].

This opportunistic and morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up [[FrivolousLawsuit junk lawsuits]] and perpetrating {{Courtroom Antic}}s. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you (and that he gets his cut). If he's losing, expect lots and lots of motions and requests that serve no real purpose other than to cause you to waste so much time responding to all of them that you'll gladly move to settle just to get him off your ass. If he wants to settle, he'll sue everyone with even the slightest connection to the defendant in order to drag them in and put as much pressure as possible on the main target. Did he lose? He's going to appeal and grasp at every last straw to make it stick, and if he's a ''really'' sore loser, he may try to interfere with the livelihood of anyone who he blames for the defeat. Persistent and extreme incivility marks virtually every interaction with him; god help anyone stuck in a deposition with him, as he is the kind of person who will scream at, verbally abuse, and quite possibly physically threaten everyone on the other side in order to show them just how much he means business. If they advertise on daytime television and highway billboards, you're probably looking at one, ''especially'' if they operate out of a location in a strip mall on the edge of town.

* ''WebOriginal/MysteryFleshPitNationalPark'': Some attorneys made a point of [[https://mysteryfleshpit.tumblr.com/post/625716530518360066 advertising their services]] to parkgoers who might wish to seek compensation for injuries or trauma resulting from the hazards of the Pit. It was a niche but highly profitable endeavor, and the suits and settlements only became frequent after the disaster in 2007.

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* In Disney's ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', one of the townspeople dismiss Hercules as "just another [[HoldYourHippogriffs chariot chaser]]."[[note]]This is odd because he's trying to establish himself as a hero, and not some equivalent to a lawyer.[[/note]]

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* ''Literature/TheBookOfMormon'' records that the city of Ammonihah was full of corrupt lawyers who deliberately stirred up social unrest in order to have more business. However, when they tried to stir up the crowds against a visiting prophet who was calling them to repent, it ended up with their prison being destroyed by an earthquake, and the city being invaded and slaughtered shortly afterward. [[note]]Everyone who listened to the prophet had been exiled at that point and so mostly survived. [[/note]]
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This opportunistic and morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up [[FrivolousLawsuit junk lawsuits]] and perpetrating {{Courtroom Antic}}s. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you (and that he gets his cut). If he's losing, expect lots and lots of motions and requests that serve no real purpose other than to cause you to waste so much time responding to all of them that you'll gladly move to settle just to get him off your ass. If he wants to settle, he'll sue everyone with even the slightest connection to the defendant in order to drag them in and put as much pressure as possible on the main target. Persistent and extreme incivility marks virtually every interaction with him; god help anyone stuck in a deposition with him, as he is the kind of person who will scream at, verbally abuse, and quite possibly physically threaten everyone on the other side in order to show them just how much he means business. If they advertise on daytime television and highway billboards, you're probably looking at one, ''especially'' if they operate out of a location in a strip mall on the edge of town.

Note that within the legal profession, calling someone an ambulance chaser is equivalent to calling him/her bottom-feeding scum. The "polite" term (in North America at any rate) is "plaintiff's lawyer" or "personal-injury lawyer/attorney"...but even that doesn't do much to hide the disdain of pretty much every other form of lawyer for them. If a legal professional specifically refers to an attorney as an "ambulance chaser", they're straight-up calling them an asshole. Still, while they may not exactly be the most upstanding members of the legal profession, they stay around because the cases that they take, while seemingly asinine and ridiculous (and they very well may be), still have some basic legal ground, and no smart attorney is going to take a truly frivolous case. Doing so counts as barratry, and attorneys who repeatedly take ridiculous cases with no legal merit can and frequently will get disbarred. Contingent fee setups also offer a strong disincentive to accepting questionable cases, as the prospect of eating the cost of an unsuccessful case is something that gives most attorneys a very good reason to make a solid inquiry into the facts of the case before choosing to pursue it. If it's either complete bullshit or has no legal backing, they ''will'' decline unless they really want to get an entry on their public disciplinary record (or they think they can quickly settle it, which often leads right back to the former). Some attorneys do get duped, however; sometimes, clients will lie or omit significant portions of the story (i.e., a personal injury client telling their attorney that the defendant jumped them, but leaving out the part where they violently attacked the defendant and instigated the matter, the defendant got away, and the plaintiff wanted a second go and hunted them down); the dividing line is that a legitimate attorney will cease representation after learning of the deception, while a dirtbag will keep pursuing the case to the bitter end. Extreme rudeness and incivility in representation are also strongly discouraged, as it's a very easy way to get hit with sanctions when the opposing side reports to the judge that you've been a gigantic dick to them for no good reason. If your impertinence crosses into outright misconduct, you very well may lose what may have actually been a legitimate case for your client, as there are also very clear rules about how clients cannot profit from the unethical behavior of their attorneys, ''even'' if they likely would have had a favorable determination otherwise, and that sort of outcome will get you sued for malpractice by your furious client.