“this site is just not for me anymore as it has taken an extremely ugly turn in the past year or two. This thread is just an example. Can’t disagree without it getting ugly, ...”
—Lawyers are dragged through the dirt in law school in a competitive ugly rat race, humiliated in front of their classmates under the Socratic method by conceited law professors, subject to sometimes mean-spirited judges, forced to deal with the child-like bickering of opposing counsel, and then crammed into a new rat race to make partner if they are in private practice in a big law firm (where few will actually make it despite going to top schools).
And this is double for most NY attorneys....wink-wink
It sounds like growing a thick skin would be an asset. The rewards are certainly worth a little abuse.