Donna Rotunno has saved tens of innocent men from hundreds of man-years of incarceration. Harvey Weinstein is probably guilty and his case was unwinnable. I view her as a hero. Some people may view her as a villain. I am one of tens of millions of people who did not succeed in life. Tens of millions of people are nobody, and the majority of people have very little influence. I have argued a lot on forums, but my winning or losing means nothing. A lawyer's winning or losing an argument means a difference between freedom and decades of prison for the defendant. It can also mean a lot for the lawyer's career.
Lawyers usually get paid the same either way. Perhaps the facts of the case are a little more determinant than the lawyer's pretty words.
When my wife and I were dating, she told me she was a hooker. She knew I'd never marry her if she told me the truth... that she was an attorney.