By Robert Chapski 

We have all been there.  Sometimes the judge rules against you even when you spent days working on the fool proof brief and know the law better than anyone could (or should).   One lawyer learned the hard way, though, that it never pays to show your disdain for the Court. 

Who really knows what happened in the case of a Georgia lawyer who was found in contempt after what the Court perceived to be a disrespectful reaction to a ruling. 

Nevertheless, better to err on the side of caution and take whatever ruling a court hands down with a poker face.  There are other venues and other battles to fight.