Margaret Maunder

Those Darn Lawyers Margaret Maunder

"LAW / SOCIAL ISSUES

Had Problems with Lawyers?

? Do they ride roughshod over clients? rights?
? Do lawyer-judges favor lawyers?
? Consumer protection rules apply to most busi¬nesses. Why do lawyers have free rein, not even an ombudsman for clients? rights?

THESE AND OTHER questions led the author-journalist to write Those Damn Lawyers, citing her own encounters. This well-documented book tells how a law firm was able to dump her in midstream despite a written contract. Going pro se she took the issue to Connecticut?s Appellate Court, with disturbing results.

YOU WILL DISCOVER
? How lawyers dump clients they don?t want.
? How a lawyer-written rule eases withdrawal.
? What happens after the client is abandoned.
? How the Appellate Court dodged the issue.
? How a due process solution could remedy the problem of lawyers? breach.

Those Darn Lawyers is a personal account, not a how-to manual, but its dos and don?ts can help you get a handle on client-lawyer issues and smooth your way through the tangles of the American civil justice system






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