I'm actually speaking from experience. I'm certainly glad to hear there are capable lawyers for tenants, but when I needed one, nobody would take my case until

I'm actually speaking from experience. I'm certainly glad to hear there are capable lawyers for tenants, but when I needed one, nobody would take my case until I found my own "bottom feeder". Eventually I did retain a better lawyer (who usually represents landlords) and I can certainly agree that the firm representing the large landlord were hacks. However they had endless time to delay, not show up etc. For certain ends, "incompetent" lawyering works well as it racks up legal fees for the more competent party and can wear you down to a minimal settlement.