Fatboy's Very Good Lawyer Advice

[TheBasics]

Mine gave me the scales off his back.

... so, the Lady in the bathrobe is now only wielding a sword and is still blindfolded??????

chucklin'

 

[Jaden]

There is that , but the real irony is the poster a lawyer , is giving advice

Well technically, he's forwarding advice...

Jaden

 

[Coos Cues]

The pity about lawyers is they don't get a fair shake in the public eye.

99% of them are giving the rest a bad name.

I can sit in my dentist's chair and see my lawyer working in his office across the street through the windows.

I mentioned that to the dentist and my proposed crown turned into a filling immediately.

 

[Woodshaft]

My business advice is: don't dabble in things that may require a lawyer.

 

[R2PQZ]

The practice of law is highly specialized, much like medicine. This is especially true at bigger law firms. Your cardiologist can be a good doctor even if he (or she) hasn't seen a foot surgery since medical school. Most transactional attorneys (those who advise on business structure and write contracts) never go to court because they spend every minute of their working life studying their narrow aspect of the law. Even 100 years ago the attorney that negotiated/wrote a contact would not be the same attorney that tried a lawsuit over breach of that contract for various ethical and procedural reasons that I won't go into here.

You hit on the key word. Practice. Doctors, Lawyers, and Pool Players all practice their trade.

 

[straightline]

You hit on the key word. Practice. Doctors, Lawyers, and Pool Players all practice their trade.

and witches.

 

[Logandgriff]

The thing about having a lawyer and using him/her effectively is to remember:: It is never in the interest of the lawyer(s) to settle anything. The client is responsible for pushing <whatever> across the finish line.

Maybe for some but if you can settle you'll never lose a case. When cases aren't settled often everyone loses; two clients pay way too much and even at that very often the "winning" lawyer eats a tremendous amount of time he can't bill.

 

[Fatboy]

My business advice is: don't dabble in things that may require a lawyer.

I respect that choice, however don’t expect to make much either. Making money and needing lawyers seem to go hand in hand. I wish it wasn’t like that, but it is.