JT Foundation/Oliver Williams Research
It is possible that the connection with a lawyer came AFTER the hoax started. And it may be possible that the lawyer had the imagination to put all this in a connection.
If you knew a lawyer that worked around patents and inventions, you could watch them connecting the dots as they think about possible profits in the future. They are familliar with that industry, they know patent law, they may know manufacturing companies and have a good idea of costs, likelyhood of future saleability and know most of the pitfalls and advantages that lurk in the shadows, so it's like watching them play a game of chess in their head as they mentally take something from the very beginning to the very end.
So, as we have seen with Tolkien and 50 years of wait until the money came rolling in, POINT IS, the money DID come rolling in. Who cares how long it takes as long as it eventually pays off. All you have to do is insure that if it EVER does, the money goes to a certain direction. You can't take fame to the bank, so forget about fame, BUT you CAN take money to the bank.
Cornelia, a game of chess can take min. or it can take hours, for folks that love the game, they could care less how long it takes as long as they win in the end.