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Find The Best AttorneyPosted on:7/27/2005
Written By: Lauren Jenkins
Website: http://www.attorneyviews.com
| Unless you happen to hear of someone from a friend the chances of finding the right person when your back is up against the wall is small. |
Lauren Jenkins
Need An Attorney - Find The Best Attorney
Almost all of us use the services of an attorney sometimes
during our lives. It's usual procedure to need them if we
have to go to court, perhaps for divorces and if, by bad
luck, we find ourselves the target of a lawsuit. We'll only
actually end up in court if all else fails and the stakes
are too high if we lose.
But not all attorneys give good service for the amount
they charge. Probably one of the most tense times in our
lives, when we need the support of an attorney is if we get
divorced. It's quite possible to spend tens of thousands of
dollars particularly if the financial settlement takes time
to organise and if there are children involved. Remember
that although the attorney is working for you, for most of
them the important relationships in their lives are with
the other attorneys. Very few attorneys will be prepared to
fight a cause that may antagonise a judge or fight
passionately for you if they believe that in so doing they
will upset the judge. You are therefore left with two
choices.
Either you can spend a very long time looking for the
ideal attorney. One who will dedicate himself to your case
and not cost an arm and a leg. Unless you happen to hear of
someone from a friend the chances of finding the right
person when your back is up against the wall is small. So
often we grab at the first firm in the phone book and don't
ask even the most basic of questions. It's also difficult
to know whether they've done their best. If the result goes
against and our attorney tells us that it's the best we
could have hoped for from that particular judge, we're not
in a position to argue. We just have to pay up.
But there is an alternative. It's radical and very rarely
done, but there is absolutely nothing to stop you from
defending yourself. There are some simple basics of being
your own attorney in a court that you will obviously need
to know. Let's start at the beginning! A plaintiff files
complaints and a defendant answers these complaints. The
matter will be heard in front of a judge and jury. The
judge will conduct the proceedings and the jury will decide
the verdict. When this is decided the judge will declare
the sentence.
If the case is a disagreement the plaintiff and defendant
are encouraged to settle matters out of court. Not only
does this save time and tension but it also saves huge
expense. On many occasions, however, the parties cannot
settle their differences and it is then the job of the
court to examine the evidence, hear the testimonies,
consider the arguments and to offer its judgement.
If you decide to defend yourself you need to play the
'courtroom game' and for this you must:
1~Treat the judge like a god. Never be flippant or rude to
him.
2~Judges always have too many cases scheduled to them and
so they want to get through everything as quickly as
possible. So, don't annoy him by waffling. Be short and to
the point and make your arguments logical.
3~When you speak to the judge, address him as 'your
honor'. Look him in the eyes in an honest way and without
any confrontation. If there is a particular point that he
can't grasp say 'with all due respect'. Show him that
you're sincere, rational and understanding and the chances
are that you'll gain his respect.
4~Make sure that you dress carefully. Never wear anything
that cause disrespect or that you feel you won't be taken
seriously in.
Just by speaking clearly and concisely whenever the judge
speaks to you, you should do as well as most attorneys and
it won't cost you. In fact, you stand more than a good
chance of succeeding.
Lauren Jenkins is the owner and editor of
<a href="http://www.attorneyviews.com">www.attorneyviews.com</a>
a premier resource for attorney and attorney law
information on the Internet. For more information
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