‘Let me tell you the facts of your case.’
I remember the first time I heard my boss say that. I was a young and impressionable lad back then, which means to say I was easily impressed. It was a meeting at our office. The client began his story with the background facts of his case, setting out the characters and events, and how they relate to each other. He was a few minutes into his story when my boss interrupted him by saying, …