A Lesson In How Not to Take a Win (Or a Loss).

Be respectful in wins and losses. You’ll have both if you are a trial lawyer. Spiking the ball and dancing the Griddy in the end zone to celebrate yourself may turn around and bite you.

McKenna’s speech was recorded on video and posted to his firm’s social media page, but quickly removed. Nevertheless, it is now in wide circulation, with furious backlash from the legal community.

A link to the Los Angeles Times story is here:

A defense lawyer won a personal-injury case. Then came the celebration video, and an apology.