To live by the lights of the scoreboard is to live pointlessly. —Arnold Siegel

Forty years ago when I began trying cases, I was captive to the prevailing cultural myth that “winning isn’t everything, it is the only thing.” Two hundred jury trials later, I see a much different picture. Don’t get me wrong, I am not against winning, but winning is not the golden calf our culture would have you believe. In fact, just the opposite seems to be accurate. Coming out on top in wins, that is, practicing law as a Scoreboard game, is the bane of our profession.