During my articles year, I was told by my "mentor" (I use those inverted commas for a reason) that I would "never amount to anything as a lawyer".

Let's just say when I won the State's best junior advocate award, two years later, I faxed him a copy of the newspaper article. Anonymously

But yes, it still sticks in my mind years later. Good on your DS for standing up to her. Her behaviour is unacceptable.