“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell lik

“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” I suspect good lawyers refrain from falsely alleging a claim is baseless when they have more sound arguments to make, and they save the histrionics for table pounding occasions.