How to Win a Legal Argument
People are often confused about what is meant by a “legal argument”. When they think of the word “argument” they think of two people quarreling over a particular topic. Sometimes the debate gets heated and…
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Why Pro Se Parties Lose
As usual, we were prowling the internet and looking over some of the forums where people who are representing themselves gather to discuss their issues and what we found was absolutely frightening. First, a word…
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…
How to Read A Law or Statute
One of the biggest mistakes someone pro se (or someone representing themselves) can make is misreading a law or statute. Some statutes or laws are written with language that is easy to understand. Unfortunately, those are…
Catch ‘Em by Surprise
I'm going to veer from the more substantive posts I've been doing lately to discuss a trial tactic that is particularly applicable with pro se litigants (people representing themselves in lawsuits). And although I always…
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…
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…
Pro Se and Representing Yourself in Court
There are several phrases associated with representing yourself in court. "Pro Se" is actually a Latin phrase meaning "on one's own behalf" and is the most common way to refer to a person representing themselves in…
There is No Substitute for Knowledge
One of the most enlightening things I have done as a writer, and I wish I had been able to do it it back when I was an active trial lawyer, is to go to the…
Sources for Legal Information
We've said this before and we just want to take a moment to restate it, be careful where you get information. There are a number of websites that exist out there, particularly in the are…