Chapter 10May 4, 2016
Lawyers get home-field advantage when they set a deposition. Sometimes they seek to create an atmosphere of physical intimidation for the other party—anything to gain a psychological advantage.
I follow a red-haired woman in her mid-twenties down a short hall to an opulent conference room that features travertine, marble corner tables, and a huge mahogany conference table in the shape of a U that seats twenty-four with large leather-backed chairs. Overhead are three enormous chandeliers that have to be a nightmare for some poor soul to dust. This forty-fourth-floor cavern for the wealthiest of clients is, I guess, where the Michael Constantines of the world expect their lawyers to hang out. I thank the young escort and move to the top of one side of the “U,” where a
