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Lawyers other than the main characters are typically unlikeable, cynical, slimy characters, even more so [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|the corporate ones]]. Lawyers come in various degrees of oiliness, but the worst defense attorneys will actually seem to know their client is guilty and act as though they just love seeing guilty people go free, and the worst prosecutors will ruthlessly hound defendants even when they personally acquire knowledge of their innocence. If the main character is poor, the Amoral Attorney is the Goliath in the [[David Versus Goliath|David v. Goliath]] scenario. If his client testifies against him, expect him, no matter how knowledgeable, to futilely try invoking attorney-client privilege and promptly be told it doesn't work that way.
In reality, attorneys are simply acting on behalf of their clients, and are ''supposed'' to be [[You Keep Using That Word|amoral (not immoral!)]] in their advocacy. An attorney is a true [[Punch Clock Villain]] or [[Punch Clock Hero]] depending on who hires them. Defense attorneys, in particular, are often very kind-hearted, civic-minded people who genuinely believe that even the worst members of society deserve a fair shake. Ideally, a strong defense of their client serves as an important check against [[
A possible reason lawyers form such Acceptable Targets may be that people generally only interact with them directly at difficult times in their lives (when facing criminal sanction, civil suits, or the complexity of land laws when buying a house), meaning individuals are not associated with the good parts of the legal system, like public order and good lawmaking.
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