Yes I would wondered what she was doing there too. You are right about a contingency suit but a lawyer wouldn’t bring a suit that would be instantly tossed.
“but a lawyer wouldn’t bring a suit that would be instantly tossed.”
Yes, that is true but then the lawyer would still reap the rewards of ‘fame’ or ‘notoriety’. The ‘fame/notoriety’, in itself, is a big payment! ;-)