00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000002378 20221109113945 0010-0520002378 221109################|##########|#eng## 0-89529-5237 eng 347.73 347.73 SCH h Schachner, Robert How and When to Be Your Own Lawyer : A Step-by-Step Guide to Effectively Using Our Legal System 0 / Robert Schachner Honesdale, United States : Commonwealth, 1993 xi, 399p. Indeks : indeks If you're having problems with a business deal that's soured, an unresponsive landlord, or the guy who just totalled your car, you can turn to the courts for relief. But if you think there is only one way to proceed, think again. In this country, there is a tradition of self-help law that is as much a part of our heritage as mom, apple pie, and the American flag. Its called pro se-legal self-representation-and it may be the answer for you. In How and when to Be Your Own Lawyer, authors provide the average person with a nonsense guide to using the American Legal System. written in plain English its leads you through the maze of legal processes and principles- step by step- from making a realistic appraisal of your case to collecting a judgment. It includes information on drawing up a complaint, using a law library, devising strategy, assembling evidence, filling motions and preparing and presenting your case in court. The authors also offer clear explanations of legal terms and historical background that helps to make sense of many puzzling aspects of the law, all highlighted by real-life case histories. Civil procedure -United States Pro Se Representation-United States 05169/MKRI-P/I-2008 05169/MKRI-P/I-2008