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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8842233" data-attributes="member: 19675">Think of it like poker.  Sometimes, if you have a weak hand, making aggressive moves early can scare off opponents who have better- but not very strong- hands…especially if the pot isn’t high value enough to gamble on.  (I bluffed some near-pro level players out of a modest pot with only a king high.)LaNasa’s attorney may know his “hand” is weak and consequently, adopted a tactic of hyperaggresive focus on EVERY procedural aspect of the case.Given what I’ve seen of this fiasco, though, tells me that this isn’t a “modest pot”, and Tenkar has a damn good “hand”.  Which in turn leads me to believe that LaNasa is probably not really listening to most of his lawyers, and simply insisting they fight on his behalf.  And the guy handling the case is padding his billable hours with every frivolous (and ultimately futile) motion.Bar exams can be VERY difficult, not just because of the subject matter, but also because of the stress levels involved.But just because someone is smart in one sense doesn’t mean they’re smart across the board.  One of the courses I took in law school had a segment focused on the nature of fraud-based criminal activity.  Certain kinds of scams were almost exclusively targeted at people who had advanced degrees, especially lawyers, doctors and so forth.  They were effective because their victims believed they were too smart to be scammed.  More recently, I’ve been reading about internet security professionals getting catfished, etc.Anyone can be made into a sucker.I’m not excluding myself, either.  I know I’ve made mistakes with my data that could have cost me a lot.  I’ve just been lucky that I’ve only made those mistakes dealing with legitimate businesses.</blockquote>

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