I've said this before as well. Ty did make mistakes, including some painful boomer moments, but the situation is the way it is primarily because Chupp Chupped, and even had Ty behaved like a perfect fictional TV lawyer, I don't think he could have improved his chances on appeal much more than he already is in. The opposing parties are insane and Chupp didn't let Ty actually do his job in court, etc etc. It's just people had memed Ty into an ultra lawyer to defeat the super lawyers and then it turned out he's just a normal lawyer who's a bit of a boomer, so with high expectations comes a big fall. I know some people have said Sam is 'the best' lawyer present, but he had the easiest case and didn't sperg out all over the place about it. He was also helped by the judge being a moron and literally agreed that his client's statement required a finding of facts with the judge. You can say "well he didn't let his client be deposed" but remember that Lemoine didn't plan to allow it either, and it was just a "TOO SMERT 4 U" plot to get more things to defame Vic with and then instantly file TCPA to prevent his clients from being deposed. Lemoine was stupid to allow his to be deposed at all for the hail mary of 'harass Vic, hope to twist his words and defame him into dropping the suit', but it's not a sign of competence from Funi or Marchi's lawyers not to shove their clients in as well so much as them doing it would have been a sign that they struggle to think and chew at the same time.
Sam's also the one who stuck a hidden message into his filings to own Nick, and then ruined half the fun by leaking it to Skye, instead of leaving it to be found by Nick or missed entirely. I personally believe he'll show himself to be as bad as anyone else involved, should he get called back in and given the opportunity to make a clown of himself.
It's the ingenious trick of this one. They know we'll never stop looking, so they'll never have to rule. Like a game of chicken where no matter what happens, they win.
You mention the major thing that Ty got very, very right and Lungmoine completely fucked up on. The depositions, and the leaking of the footage to Nick.
They are absolutely devastating for Moronica and great for Vic.
Rons deposition shows him to be a weasly little shit who refuses to comply, admits that he has jackshit for proof of his claims except hearsay and Monicas word, his malice is clear to see, and Ty got him to read out some of his most insane tweets out loud.
Sure, Ty could have grilled him way harder, but what he got was enough to completely ruin any credit that Ron had as an accuser. And that was before his past came out.
Monicas deposition is not as bad for her image, but still extremely telling.
She comes off as a shallow liar, from start to finish. Her retelling of the hotel incedent and her incredibly fake crying is not persuasive at all. Carrey did a great job in getting her to blabber about her jealousy toward Vic's success and popularity.
Contrast to those two, Vic's deposition is not only not damaging, it is hugely in his favor. He seems genuine, humble and very hurt by the events. It was a hilarious miscalculation to let Lemoine take most of his deposition. Spiteful asshole lawyer with a freakish voice needling handsome, charming softy. The worst things that he got out of him, Vic was cooperating fully btw, was that he cheated on his impersonal fiance and bought a prostitute once. In fact, he looks so good in this deposition, that was meant to damage him, that many people who never heatd of the guy started supporting him. Myself included.
As was said before, Ty was competent in the handling of the case, except the notary incident, and the chuppery wasn't his fault.
He did absolutely great in trying to save Vic's career and reputation however.
The depositions are one thing he did right, one other thing was that he got Kamehacon to take him back and cooperate with their side.
I didn't see it discussed before, but did anyone notice that he actively tried, and succeeded, in shielding Vic on social media by drawing the worst vitriol of KV on himself? That was surely the main reason why the old boomer joined Twitter and specifically tagged the rabid sheepdog with his first tweet.
That is probably one thing that Nick had actual input on, he himself very deliberately took flak on himself to protect to distract from Vic. And for that drama, the clicks and those sweet shekels ofc.
All in all, representation could have been way worse, and it was very much centered around helping their client.