That's right. The real slimebags, though, will convince a client of a ridiculous legal theory just to earn a fee. 

siggy47

Presumably our adversarial legal, political, and economic systems are designed to function well even when people are acting like total dickheads. I think there's some truth to it, actually 

SimpleStacker

Politics_And_Law

Legal Nonsense to Justify Non-Judicial Killings

Undisciplined

Stereotypes would suggest that's the more common type.

I'm actually pretty curious about how attorneys should balance this. The idea that everyone deserves the strongest possible defense (which I mostly agree with) suggests that being the second type of attorney doesn't require a lack of integrity.