How To Not Piss Me Off: Tip #124

I do not ever again want to hear "stop being such a defense lawyer" or the like. It's offensive -- both inherently (um, hi, I am a defense lawyer, would you stop impunging my choice to my face, thanks) and in the context I usually hear it in, which is whenever some overly self-righteous plaintiff's attorney wants me to roll over, play dead and accede to every single one of their demands because their client is really hurt. really.