Those Darn Lawyers

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LAW / SOCIAL ISSUES Had Problems with Lawyers? Do they ride roughshod over clients' rights? Do lawyer-judges favor lawyers? Consumer protection rules apply to most busi¬nesses. Why do lawyers have free rein, not even an ombudsman for clients' rights? THESE AND OTHER questions led the author-journalist to write Those Damn Lawyers, citing her own encounters. This well-documented book tells how a law firm was able to dump her in midstream despite a written contract. Going pro se she took the issue to Connecticut's Appellate Court, with disturbing results. YOU WILL DISCOVER How lawyers dump clients they don't want. How a lawyer-written rule eases withdrawal. What happens after the client is abandoned. How the Appellate Court dodged the issue. How a due process solution could remedy the problem of lawyers' breach. Those Darn Lawyers is a personal account, not a how-to manual, but its dos and don'ts can help you get a handle on client-lawyer issues and smooth your way through the tangles of the American civil justice system