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Originally posted by oracle117
What is the name of your state? ca
i am pro per in a personal injury case. i am toward the end of discovery...do not want to go to a trial, plus i am not qualified. i have been doing the best i can so far. at this point i really need help. i don't want to get into a contingency contract. i want to be able to help as much as i can to keep costs down and then pay someone by the service or hour type of thing. i am not an attorney, but i can figure somethings out and do certain things myself...i also want to have a say in what happens versus be left in the dark without giving any input or being in on decisions.
i read the nolos books and they are good, but not specific enough most of the time. they talk about being pro per and then hiring a "legal coach" to help you on the hard things or help/advise when you get stuck.
my question is...where are these so called "legal coaches" willing to come into a case midway...let me help...no contingency...etc??? i have called and emailed many attorneys and all they want to consider is to take over the case on contingency...and they do not want to come into a case this far along?
any ideas where to go to look? who to call? etc. i live in san diego area.
THANKS!! |
My response:
And those are two of the reasons that Nolo books, like the one you've read, are not really very good - - e.g., not specific, and suggesting a "coach".
As for the "coach" idea, attorneys need complete control over a file, including strategy decisions. To have you remain as a Pro Per, and not as a "client", is professional suicide. When things go wrong, guess who's going to be pointing fingers at the "coach"?
There's a lot to be said for the old adage, "Too many chefs in the kitchen."
I wouldn't take any part of your case unless I had full, complete, and unfettered control over it. Remember, it would be MY license to practice on the line.
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