Drive is dedication and hard work. Some will tell you it is being a workaholic. But drive means that you have the intestinal fortitude to work and get the job done. Integrity means being ethical and honest in all that you do. Tragically, motion practice is where lawyers have often failed in integrity.
Cases abound with unethical practice at the motion stage.
If you can't be honest and ethical during this phase of litigation, then get out of the profession. All too often, lawyers tell me stories of how a case comes into their office and, during a part of their investigation or initial workup of the case, evidence is either lost or destroyed. A typical example is where a motor vehicle is towed from the scene after a collision. This may well turn out to be crucial evidence in your automobile collision case itself, or perhaps in a product liability aspect of the case. This petition can be filed with the court immediately upon learning that there is evidence to be preserved.