Small firm lawyer defending a landlord made me reconsider eviction cases

I had a case last month in Cook County where I was representing a tenant facing eviction, and the landlord's attorney was this older solo practitioner named Bill. He was super respectful and even pointed out a technical error in my client's filing that worked in my favor, which made me realize not all opposing counsel in housing court are out to screw tenants. Idk, maybe it's just me but I think we rush to demonize landlord attorneys when a lot of them are just doing their jobs fairly. Has anyone else dealt with an opposing attorney who actually helped your client's case by accident?

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elliot_grant3820d ago

Knew a guy in small claims who accidentally let slip a missing document to the other side when he was helping his client grab their file. Turned the whole case around for them.

martinez.anna20d ago

Wait, @elliot_grant38 you're saying he straight up handed them the missing document on accident? That's wild, I can barely wrap my head around a lawyer that helpful to the other side. Honestly, Bill pointing out my client's error was jarring enough, but randomly exposing your own case like that is next level.