Beldar lost his trial. Well, his side lost. He talks about it cogently, something I find admirable in the immediate days after losing.
If your lawyer tells you he has never lost a trial, I’d advise you to find a new lawyer. Good lawyers have their share of losses, otherwise they aren’t trying the hard cases. And while it is important to know when to deal, and even when to fold, there are times when you have to roll the dice, for the client, for the law and for yourself.
The only saving grace a lawyer can find in losing is what he learns from that loss. And until you sort that out, learning from the loss is a gift that keeps on giving. It’s not a gift that feels all that great a bit like like a mammogram or a colonoscopy.