How and When to Be Your Own Lawyer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Effectively Using Our Legal System - Softcover

Schachner, Robert W.; Quittner, Marvin; Schachner, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0895299984 ISBN 13: 9780895299987

Publisher: Perigee Trade, 1999

Synopsis

From filing small-claims paperwork and using a law library to preparing a case and conducting a trial, readers will learn basic legal techniques to handle their own civil claims. Also included are sample legal forms, a concise dictionary of legal terms, anecdotes, and real-life case scenarios.

About this title

About the Author

Robert W. Schachner studied at Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University journalism school. He is a music producer and consultant to Lyra Productions America, Inc., with responsibility for all product development for Getaway Recordings, Who’s Who in Jazz, and New Age Music record labels, among others. He is the author of The Official Scrabble Word Finder and Last Words in the English Language.

From Library Journal

This is a thorough, careful examination of the ins and outs of self-representation in a civil lawsuit. The authors open with a lesson on the judicial system, thereafter providing a realistic look at what to consider when deciding whether or not to proceed "pro se." Once the reader decides to go it alone, this book gives him or her the necessary law, procedures, and strategies to prepare a case and get it to court. The how-to instruction is augmented by anecdotes and historical perspective, making the text as interesting as it is practical. Well-rounded appendixes provide forms, definitions, and sample arguments. Highly recommended for public libraries.
- Joan Pedzich, Harris, Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Perigee Trade
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0895299984
• ISBN 13: 9780895299987
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 415