Bail Bonds and Other Things to Consider if Arrested
We don't often talk on LessonsInLaw.com about criminal matters because 1) it is ALWAYS possible to have a lawyer if you are accused of a crime and there is a possibility of jail time, and 2)…
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What You Can Learn Here – Realistic Expectations
I've heard people who are representing themselves boast that they're "as smart as any lawyer". I'd wager the people making this assertion are correct, to an extent. Just as with any other section of society…
Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel
Res judicata and collateral estoppel are two very important legal concepts which often arise and which few pro se litigants understand. We are gradually going to add additional articles to LessonsInLaw.com on more complex and/or…
Small Claims Court Lawsuits
With the decline in the economy and the rising cost of attorney's fees, many people are choosing to represent themselves and using the small claims court system in their state rather than going through the…
Know How to Cite!
There are two clear signs of someone that doesn't know what they are doing and that marks them as 1) trouble for the court/judge, and 2) easy pickings for the lawyer on the other side…
Arbitration – One Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (Video included)
In an earlier article we discussed the most common form of alternative dispute resolution, more commonly referred to as ADR, mediation. In this post we are going to discuss arbitration, which is much more complicated…
Should You Sue?
We spend a lot of time on here talking about what happens when you are in a lawsuit but the first question which should be addressed by someone in every lawsuit is whether the case should…
Pro Se Parties Should Think…Then Act
If you have read through the articles on this website then you know that not only do we believe that a person deciding to handle a lawsuit themselves is not only appropriate but in some…
I Found A Foreign Object in My Food, Can I Sue?
The simple answer to this question, which every lawyer hears a hundred times, is; “Yes, you can sue.” However, the follow up answer is, “No, I won’t represent you and no, it isn’t a good…
Two Things To Help a Pro Se Beat a Lawyer
Pro Se litigants, which means people who represent themselves in lawsuit, don't lose their cases because the system is against them, or because the lawyer paid off the judge, or because they did a great…