[quote=drboom][quote=bearishgurl]Should you ever face a court hearing without an attorney, due to your “strong DIY ethic,” I am in hopes that you will handle it with aplomb![/quote]

Maybe, but that’s not amateur hour so I’ll never find out unless it’s small claims court. I’ll have a lawyer.

The main problem for the non-professional, just as in the RE world, isn’t the law; it’s all the process stuff. Rules of evidence and procedure are weapons, and you have to do it everyday to have a decent chance. It’s set up by and for lawyers, of course, so there again we have a monopoly tax.[/quote]

Exactly. Most transactions are made more complex than they need to be in order to scare people into using “professional services.”