Considering what’s going on the White House, is that what clients look for in their lawyers—someone who can tell them how far they can push the ethics boundaries without breaking the law?

I give Donald Trump credit for two things I never thought I’d say: First, I wish I was a practicing lawyer again. Now that civil liberties are under siege, being a lawyer seems relevant and—would you believe this?—noble. Second, I’m suddenly fascinated by legal ethics.