Should I represent myself at a mediation?
In most court cases, the parties are usually given the opportunity to resolve their case through the use of mediation. Mediation is a process by which opposing parties are given the opportunity to possibly work out their differences through the use of an impartial, objective mediator. The mediator’s job is to facilitate discussions between the [...]
Should you handle a legal case by yourself?
So you get a letter from an attorney, should you hire an attorney or handle the case yourself? Somebody broke the contract between you and them, should you take them to court on your own? You have legal instrument you want to prepare. Should you have the case reviewed by an attorney? Aside from a [...]
Always keep in contact
Attorneys have an ethical duty to keep their client’s informed. Unfortunately, our clients don’t always do a good job of keeping attorney informed of their comings and goings. One of the things that I have repeatedly stated was that the legal process is invariably a lengthy process so you don’t always get the result that [...]
Attorney comparisons: You may be getting what you deserve already
Choosing an attorney is always a tough task. Alot of times, most of us have never had the opportunity to hire an attorney or even work with an attorney. However, once we’ve hired an attorney, it becomes very easy to want to compare our attorney to others who are using or have used an attorney [...]
Understanding your role in the legal process
My heart goes out to NFL Player Ryan Moates and his family because of this powerfully unfortunate situate he recently went through. If you are not familiar with the siuation (and it’s very sad), check it out here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4017382. Just to give a few brief background facts, Ryan was driving an SUV and ran [...]
