Does Your Lawyer Care About Your Case?
Over and over I have heard and read the complaints that, "My lawyer is working for the other side." Sorry, there is about a 99% chance that's just BS. You may not want to hear…
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Think Like a Lawyer!
Look, the simple fact is that there are good lawyers and bad lawyers. There are smart lawyer and dumb lawyers. And there are skilled lawyers and unskilled ones. The same applies to judges as well….
What is Discovery?
While we have a great book on written discovery available through the website (you can read about it at this post) we wanted to take just a moment to answer the basic question, "What is…
The Most Important Lesson to Learn
The number one problem facing most people who try to represent themselves, also known as appearing pro se or pro per, is that they don't understand the concepts behind what they are doing. Note I…
The Guerrilla Guides to the Law
Do you want to represent yourself in a lawsuit, but are afraid that not only will the playing field not be level but it will even be slanted against you? That's a valid…
Motion for Summary Judgment
With the economy still in the tank and the collection agencies in full attack mode, many people are being sued and quickly facing a Motion for Summary Judgment so we thought it might be a…
Top Mistakes by People Representing Themselves in a Lawsuit
As our friends at Jurisdictionary pointed out in a recent email, people who choose to represent themselves do so for two main reasons: 1) They don't have the money to spend on a lawyer; and…
Changing Venue – When Is It Appropriate?
Many people who choose to represent themselves completely misunderstand two of the basic principles of law, venue and jurisdiction. To be honest, a lot of lawyers know it when they see it, but are hard…
Jury Selection for Non-lawyers
We're proud to announce that the first book in our planned series, The Guerrilla Guides to the Law, is now available for purchase. The Guerrilla Guide to Picking a Jury: Jury Selection and Voir Dire…
It’s Not About Forms
One thing that I notice as I interact with people on the web, they all seem to think handling a lawsuit is just about forms. It's not. While there are definitely some forms that are…