I've also had a lawyer not show up (me as criminal defendant), and then try to fleece me for more money (than initially agreed) because we (I) had to reschedule my court date — only to eventually reach a simple plea agreement which any public defender could have secured. LLMs didn't exist when this occurred, well over a decade ago.
>similar conflicts (as a renter trying to recover security deposits in court)
This is basically my current scenario. LL sold the rental I was living in, which I had pre-paid for an entire year, because the septic tank went out. We mutually agreed to end our lease... he then wrote me a check for overpayment... he then canceled the check (without even telling me). As an added bonus, he tried nothing to fix the tank... then sold the disaster to somebody else (I found out only when the new owner showed up on my/his doorstep).
Not my first time in court, but is my first time as Plaintiff. I'm very excited to (potentially) get awarded TREBLE DAMAGES on my few-thousand-dollar initial claim/dispute.
The era of "A lawyer that represents himself has a fool for his client" are rapidly approaching end, particularly within small claims civil courts. I'd love to see entire branches of government replaced with machine-learnt judges.
I've already decided that if the Defendant (in my case) chooses to appeal to our higher court (i.e. not small claims, which he is entitled to do) I will retain an attorney, only because civil procedure is so nuanced.
But I'm trying first, and most of the legwork is already formulated.
>similar conflicts (as a renter trying to recover security deposits in court)
This is basically my current scenario. LL sold the rental I was living in, which I had pre-paid for an entire year, because the septic tank went out. We mutually agreed to end our lease... he then wrote me a check for overpayment... he then canceled the check (without even telling me). As an added bonus, he tried nothing to fix the tank... then sold the disaster to somebody else (I found out only when the new owner showed up on my/his doorstep).
Not my first time in court, but is my first time as Plaintiff. I'm very excited to (potentially) get awarded TREBLE DAMAGES on my few-thousand-dollar initial claim/dispute.
The era of "A lawyer that represents himself has a fool for his client" are rapidly approaching end, particularly within small claims civil courts. I'd love to see entire branches of government replaced with machine-learnt judges.
I've already decided that if the Defendant (in my case) chooses to appeal to our higher court (i.e. not small claims, which he is entitled to do) I will retain an attorney, only because civil procedure is so nuanced.
But I'm trying first, and most of the legwork is already formulated.