None of us is perfect. We all screw up on occasion. How we react and how we handle the matter when the inevitable occurs, can sometimes cause problems.
I had a wise partner many years ago who hewed to the slogan that a mistake was not a mistake until it could no longer be fixed. That’s a wise approach. A lot of lawyering is fairly forgiving, allowing for amendments, refilings, dismissals without prejudice, motions to reopen, accidental failure of suit, and a host of other remedies. Many judges view litigation and many lawyers also view transactional work as more of a cooperative than a zero-sum game. Winning on the merits is better, more honorable and professional and less likely to cause problems later on.
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