How to tell if a lawyer is lying

...or merely puffing.  Check an ABA formal opinion, of course.  Tnx. Il. Legal Malpractice Blog 

       

Puffing:	False   Statement (violation of Rule 4.1):
A   plaintiff's lawyer insists that her client will not agree to resolve a   dispute for less than $200, when, in reality, the lawyer knows her client is   willing to accept as little as $150 to put an end to the matter.	A lawyer representing an employer   in labor negotiations states to union lawyers that adding a particular   employee benefit will cost the company an additional $100 per employee, when   the lawyer knows it will actually cost $20 per employee.