While I am not a lawyer, I know enough about the law and legal procedures to be dangerous. If I had to describe how the law works in one sentence or less it would go like this. Document everything, give out nothing and if you can explain your case to a five year old you can probably explain it to a judge. DONE! I've been in court a number of times, both as a defendant, a plaintiff and once as a divorce attorney (seriously I did! for a friend of mine who was representing himself pro se) I'm happy to report that I have emerged victorious each and every time because of my one sentence rule of law that I follow religiously. (FYI, she got the jet skis and he got the kids... not a bad deal for us!) I'm pretty good at legal stuff, but I would never want to do it as a career. But on a part time basis when dolts like this guy want to force the action? You bet! Ding, ding, school is now in session!
So I called his bluff, and told him that with his crap-ola attitude there wasn't a chance in hell I would give him a refund and that I would LOVE to meet with his attorney AND Mark Shurtlef but only if they pay for my lunch. I'm sure that my curt reply has enraged him but I haven't heard from him since. To be honest with you, I'm a little disappointed because I am absolutely confident that I could sign both attorneys up as future clients!
One of these days I'll have to regale you with some of my lawyer stories. Let it suffice that most of the attorneys that I have met are complete idiots (paralegals however, are a pretty sharp group!) Yes, I agree with you, most lawyers aren't worth the dynamite to blow them back to hell. They tend to dress in black, try to intimidate by wielding large swords and for the fearless, can usually be taken out with one shot.
