Overwhelming force beats legal feints, but only when reputation is built to absorb complaint

Evidence

Jacobs mentioned this to Facher, but Facher dismissed it with a wave of his hand. Jacobs also told Facher about Cheeseman’s plan to file a Rule 11 motion. Facher dismissed that gambit, too. It had little chance of success, he told Jacobs. “I’m a great believer in doing things once,” Facher liked to say. “If you’re going to knock a guy down, do it so he can’t get up again.” — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 447

Categorization

• CANDY: A quotable maxim from a legendary trial lawyer: ‘If you’re going to knock a guy down, do it so he can’t get up again.’
• XREF: connects to: A legendary reputation can shield corruption from press scrutiny. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 4036

Broader Connections

• A legendary reputation can shield corruption from press scrutiny. #complicates (0.85) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4036