I'll just say this.  Clients are sometimes convinced of a terrible strategy when they are looking for blood and their vision is clouded, only later to realize that they wished someone had played out the scenarios of how things could go from bad to worse big picture.   This happens all the time in family and labor law - emotions drive the desire to get back at someone or some organization that has hurt you.   It's not to say that some firms like Wigdor aren't effective in getting a favorable sett