Ham and egger lawyers would be the unelite, run-of-the-mill lawyers, who are so ineffective and unpolished that they occupy a position in relation to the high-end elite lawyers, that blue-collar workers occupy in relation to so-called professional white-collars.

The ham-and-eggers would refer to the class of food they would eat and imply the type of eating establishment where they could be found eating breakfast before a trial session or while waiting around the court building for possible cases to pursue; implies an establishment that serves inexpensive fare such as ham and eggs, usually a greasy spoon or counter restaurant