I don't know why people seem to think attorneys just up and quit all the time, but it's pretty unusual for an attorney to "fire" a client even if they're going full retard (unless the money dries up). Win or lose, they still get paid. Having a client who's enthusiastically shooting himself in the foot can certainly frustrate existing plans for how to handle the case, but it can often result in more billable hours (devising a new strategy to accommodate the new situation, court time, etc.).
You have to work pretty hard to piss off an attorney enough to quit your case. Hell, there have been instances where criminal defendants have straight up punched out their own public defender in open court and still not lost the attorney. I'm not even kidding. Dude just laughed it off, said "nah, I'm fine, dude's just having a shitty day in court, I'll still represent him. Say, judge, can we talk about his contempt of court sentence? Seems a little harsh IMO."
In fact I think (could be wrong on this, though) there are actually court rules/procedures that attorneys have to follow regarding dropping out of a case depending on the circumstances. I'm pretty sure they have to petition the court for permission to quit and they have to provide a good explanation and (ideally) explain what (if anything) they're going to do to help their client find new representation. Sometimes "the client stopped paying me" is good enough, but courts are downright hostile to the notion of an attorney leaving their client in a lurch mid-trial because it can seriously screw things up.
