Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:10:30 -0500, you wrote: >The need for lawyers (in a grand sense) is because of the, in my opinion, >over complexity of our laws. This need is, in a large sense, self made, >since, for the most part, lawyers write the laws. Unlike the need for >doctors, who do not make up the illnesses. I am in no way suggesting that >lawyers can't and don't serve a very useful function...but the need is WAY >to overbearing, in my opinion. A somewhat intelligent person should be able >to take care of %99 of the legal issues one needs to take care of. The complexity of the legal system is certainly a major issue, but there is another matter to take into account: a lawyer is also someone who's "outside" the litigation matter, and therefore his/her judgment about the best strategy or solution is more likely to be less biased by the case itself. We (ok, I admiti, I'm a lawyer! :-)) have a saying: the lawyer who defends himself has a fool as a client. As a surgeon wouldn't want to operate a relative, so I wouldn't want to assist myself (or even a relative). Not being a part of the case allows avoiding to "fall in love" with a theory and to be able to pick possible weak points and thus work out a solution (that excludes of course tricks or deception). Regards, Daniele Daniele Coliva Bologna, Italia dcoliva@jura.dsnet.it - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html