There are two types of lawyers. 95% do one or two specific things and will happily admit that they don't know anything else (usually so friends and family don't ask for advice). 5% are confidently explaining something outside their field right now.
not the most important angle, but i got the ny trial right while so many legal experts flubbed it bc, when the charges dropped, i (1) recognized it was outside my area of expertise and so (2) went and talked to people who knew the law and practiced in the jurisdiction.
