There is a strong survivorship bias-like aspect to that. Almost everything is debatable, and experts disagree on almost everything. Seasoned lawyers will have a pretty good idea of which experts will have which takes on any given issue. In the rare cases there is no disagreement, those cases simply won’t go to trial.
Look at it this way. Plenty of highly credentialed experts have taken the minority position in COVID measures and masking. In most cases, they’re doing that for free. And even if they can’t say the weight of the field is on their side, they can certainly point out holes and shortcomings or instances of overreach on the other side.
Look at it this way. Plenty of highly credentialed experts have taken the minority position in COVID measures and masking. In most cases, they’re doing that for free. And even if they can’t say the weight of the field is on their side, they can certainly point out holes and shortcomings or instances of overreach on the other side.