Comment by lelanthran
2 days ago
> at any rate there is a well known aphorism that a lawyer who represents themselves has a fool for a client.
IME, many lawyers who represent others also have fools for clients.
2 days ago
> at any rate there is a well known aphorism that a lawyer who represents themselves has a fool for a client.
IME, many lawyers who represent others also have fools for clients.
I don't think the saying that if you're a bad lawyer, dont represent yourself, it's that their mistake is forgetting what half the point of a lawyer is: to be objective.
And that when trying to be a lawyer will usually fail when you have an emotional stake in the outcome. Even if you're the best lawyer in the world, you need someone practical and dispassionate to make sure they can see your blind spots.