>>2640894Because when you get locked up or get into legal trouble you need a lawyer. Lawyers can also defend workers' rights and whatnot.
Its argueable if doing damage control is good or bad, but you gotta admit, you can't kick out someone out of your org just becaue they're a lawyer, you will probably need one and its always better to have them with you than against you.
I've personally met one lawyer who was a part of IWW. He doesn't defend corporations, landlords and such. Private lawyers are at liberty to take or deny whichever case they encounter.