At last-- legal solutions without lawyers...fees...courts!
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Statistics indicate the US has about one million attorneys. That implies a whopping number of legal disputes. Solve them yourself? Would that one could! It follows that this book should have a lot of interested readers. The author, an attorney with 15 years experience, points out that attorneys are expensive, and the open-access (anyone can file a lawsuit) court system is overloaded, costly, inefficient, and unpredictable. Sullivan's solution: alternative dispute resolution, or ADR, a 70-year-old system that consists of a number of techniques for resolving disputes short of the courtroom. ADR is gaining in popularity and with good reason: generally ADR is cheaper and faster than a lawsuit. The book contains a section called the "Pocket Lawyer Analyzer," a point-system checklist for evaluating how good one's legal case is, and the Analyzer comes in plaintiff and defendant versions. However, even the author can't get past certain immutable facts. Just as conventional litigation can get expensive, ADR isn't free, either, and some circumstances, cases, or chains of events make use of attorneys and the court system all but inevitable. For those situations, the author provides tips on hiring an attorney, and a chapter on making the most of the court system. The Pocket Lawyer would be more readable were it not for its chaotic use of typefaces and unabashed hype. For anyone who can see legal storm clouds on the horizon, reading The Pocket Lawyer can be time well spent in terms of minimizing expenditures of time, money and energy. -- From Independent Publisher
The Pocket Lawyer is a complete guide to resolving legal disputes outside of complicated court systems and with limited attorney involvement through mediation and arbitration. These alternatives to courtroom lawsuits are to be preferred because they are swift (disputes are heard and decided within a month) and the results are far better than the courts because they are streamlined and inexpensive. The Pocket Lawyer will save litigants are both sides of a disputed issue a great deal of time, money and aggravation. -- Midwest Book Review
The Pocket Lawyer is a complete guide to resolving legal disputes outside of complicated court systems and with limited attorney involvement through mediation and arbitration. These alternatives to courtroom lawsuits are to be preferred because they are swift (disputes are heard and decided within a month) and the results are far better than the courts because they are streamlined and inexpensive. The Pocket Lawyer will save litigants are both sides of a disputed issue a great deal of time, money and aggravation. -- Midwest Book Review
About the Author
Marilyn Sullivan is an award winning author, lawyer, and real estate broker. She practices law in Ross, Marin County, California. At one time she was a feisty lawyer ready to do courtroom battle, but she now prefers arbitration and communication, and a more peaceful means of settling disputes.
Marilyn's other books include "The Complete Guide to Equity Sharing: Everything You Need to Know to Create Profitable Equity Sharing Transactions" and "The New Home buying Strategy: Solve Your Cash Crunch with Team Buying Power"
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