-: I do believe that for someone
to be a good attorney,
you have to respect the law,
you have to care about your clients
and the types of matters that you have,
you have to
always be prepared.
There is no excuse for a shortcut,
you should not ever go into a courtroom
or into a negotiation, or into any situation,
where you're not properly prepared
and have done your homework in advance.
I've seen some that
have not done so and, you know,
quite candidly, I think the community
and people learn that pretty quickly.
So, I think to be successful,
you are only as good as your last client,
so I think you have to
know that every time that you're representing somebody,
you gotta come ready to go,
and you need to come and have your best efforts for them.