As far as I can see he didn’t retain a lawyer. He just had a consultation at best. That’s essentially meaningless. If you’ve ever worked with lawyers before, a consultation just gives you an overview of how the law works in the area you need help.

Unless you actually hire a lawyer, they aren’t going to look at the details of the case, and are just going to offer opinions on what you tell them.

Nothing was “confirmed by a lawyer” in any meaningful way.