Pro Se Versus a Lawyer on the Other Side? Level the Playing Field
A simple but little believed truth is that most lawyers don't have trials. Most of their practice is spent in the office but when they do go to court it is usually to have a…
First Appearance in Court
One area which causes many people a lot of unneeded concern is their first appearance in court, so I thought I'd take just a minute to discuss it. Since there is no way of knowing…
Motions for Summary Judgment
In looking around the internet I see a number of people asking about summary judgments and thought I'd do a short piece on that topic While the specifics of the laws for summary judgments vary…
The Guerrilla Guide to Defending Yourself Against Debt Collectors – Coming Soon
We're working on several new additions to the Guerrilla Guides to the law series but it looks like the next one that will be completed is the Guerrilla Guide to Defending Yourself Against a Debt…
How to Dress For Court
If you find yourself in court there are some rules which must be followed. One of those must-follow rules is the dress code. The federal courts are much more strict, requiring a dress shirt and tie and usually a coat for men, and a similar level of dress for women.
The Guerrilla Guide to Legal Research: Finding the Law for Non-Lawyers Now Available
It has been a long, exhausting road on this book. It was written, rewritten, and then almost completely scrapped and started again. Legal research is an incredibly dry topic and is hard to explain in…
What Does a Will Do?
A very, very common misperception is that when a person names someone as an executor in a will or makes a bequest (leaves something) to someone in a will then that is all it takes….
Motion for Continuance Information
There comes a point in many lawsuits where one or the other of the parties gets set for a hearing or trial and is not quite ready yet. While you can always try and reach…
Where is the form….
At some point in the last twenty years apparently people have come to believe that there is a legal form for every situation, and if they just had the right form it will solve all…
Settlement v. Trial
Legal experts on the internet often get asked "Should I settle my case?" The question is, occasionally, preceded by either a long and rambling set of mostly irrelevant facts or, on the other hand, just…