No, can you refresh us on when this was and whose mouths were harboring the balls? I seem to recall people being entertained by and optimistic about his legal representation, but I don't think anyone saw him as a particularly good guy.
I would take issue with the "serious" part given his recent clientele and his aggressive media blitz tactics (I don't know that typically "serious" attorneys would expose themselves to scrutiny so recklessly), but what about this disproves his being a "talented attorney"?