Areas of the Law that Really Require a Lawyer
The law in every state allows people to represent themselves (known as appearing "pro se" or "pro per") in almost every kind of case. Despite the fact that a person with no training is…
What Questions Do You Have?
We’re going to offer our readers a unique chance to send us a question or two they would like Lawyer X to answer on the website. There will be no charge for the submission or response.. Anyone…
Case Law – Be Sure You Know What You’re Reading
A legal expert sent us an email and asked that we post a short article on this topic to help out people representing themselves. These are things that lawyers learn early and it's easy to…
Recent Supreme Court Opinions and Why They Are Important
We're not a political website, even though occasionally we turn Lawyer X loose on the internet and let him post to various comment sections on web pages. LessonsInLaw.com doesn't care whether you are liberal or…
Coming Very Soon: The Guerrilla Guide to Preparing a Trial Notebook
We're going to depart just a little bit on the format of our next Guerrilla Guide to the Law. We're still working on The Guerrilla Guide to Applying for Social Security Disability and The Guerrilla…
When You Shouldn’t Represent Yourself
Just as important as knowing if you can represent yourself in legal matters is when you shouldn't. First, and most important, if you don't have the time, inclination, or if you aren't studious then you…
Court Appointed Lawyers – Criminal Defense
We rarely discuss criminal law on this site, primarily because it's hard to envision any example EVER where a judge would allow a party to have a lawyer and the party would choose instead to…
What is Hearsay
The concept of hearsay is extremely easy if you understand it and extremely difficult if you do not. We cover it in a lot more detail in our book, The Guerrilla Guide to Trial Objections,…
The Two Most Important Parts of Representing Yourself in a Case
When I was first approached about writing the Guerrilla Guides to the Law, we made the decision that they were going to be dedicated to one topic each, there would be no specific length of book…
Filing in Small Claims Court for violations of FCRA and FDCPA
I recently came across a website, I won't mention the name, which urges people to file pro se claims in the state small claims court for violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act…