What I think these anecdotes raise, and where it differs from my own experiences with the law, is the "Big Show" of litigation. Especially where jurors, witnes

What I think these anecdotes raise, and where it differs from my own experiences with the law, is the "Big Show" of litigation. Especially where jurors, witnesses, or court observers are involved - it's some fractional part of the equation to be 100% correct. It might even be completely irrelevant. Compare the best "I won this litigation" story with the best "I got this case settled" story and I think the odds are clearly in settlement's favor that everyone ended up better off - because you succeeded without turning it into some carnival show of justice. I practice a type of law where I hope I never have a hearing or go before a judge. No one ever told me in law school this was the type of practice I could be one day doing (although if I had taken the right class - Admin Law, it might have seemed a possibility). My practice is almost entirely by fax (and hopefully one day soon some technology from this century). I advocate best by putting pen to paper, well fingers to keyboard, and connecting the dots in a way that someone can read it and say "that makes all the sense in the world, looks like your client should win." Of course, I'm not so naive to be it operates 100% like that but it's how I get to operate my practice and it means I get to really enjoy my work and feel fulfilled. Here's the shocker - I'm writing to the VA (Veteran's Administration). EDIT - Caveat - I would still totally leave to start a software company to improve the legal profession. Been teaching myself code for the last couple years and love to just mess around in my spare time. I just wouldn't be leaving because I was disgruntled but because it's a better opportunity.