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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I agree. But I think it applies more in a locale like DC than in NY, Philly, Boston, even Baltimore.
DC is awash in cash and people who are full of shit. Nobody's doing serious deals in DC. The heavy lifting regarding financing and structuring is taking places where the adults work, in NY or Boston, or some similar city. In challenged cities like Philly or Baltimore, counsel has to provide value because the clients are nasty about paying.
In DC, however, it's jerkoffs going to lunch a lot and talking about policy and legislation. There aren't many measurable metrics, because even the best lobbyist or lawyer-playing-lobbyist can't control the politics. Nobody is really accountable for anything.
Talking to DC counsel and NY counsel is night and day. One guy's full of fluff and another has to get to the point because he has three more calls in the queue. In DC, people still wear suits all the time. There's still en emphasis on "the show." What professional wears a suit these days unless he has to be in court?
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I mean, I've been away awhile, but let me just that I do not think you have a strong sense of the DC legal scene. Perhaps the lobbyist set fits your description, but otherwise, no.
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You are correct - the rot starts at the top. Any common jackass can run for office, and as voters are increasingly tribal, and of a "low information" character, being uninformed and saying and thinking dumb things is actually kind of an asset. So we've a collection of middle-intellects (being generous) in office, a number of whom are senile or close to it (which is a whole other issue) and a bunch of professionals servicing them.
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Or, alternatively, the skills that makes you a good candidate for office who will get elected are different from the skills that makes one a good legislator or executive. Schmoozing and asking for money are real skills. (That I have very little of.)
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I don't know about you, but if I've a dolt for a client and I know my results can't be measured, I'm not going to provide the effort or quality of thought I would for a client who was aggressively measuring the success of my efforts.
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I provide zealous representation for all of my clients, and I'm sure you do too.
