bjcsc
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- Feb 20, 2007
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- Johns Island, SC
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Representing yourself in a case of any magnitude would be suicide. Judges were all practicing lawyers, and if you don't pay into the circle and keep it all going they'll pound you. As was said, if you think logic applies to any of it - it doesn't. If you think that it will be fair - it won't. If you think that people, even public figures, won't lie on the stand - they absolutely will and the judge will tolerate it. I've seen it with my own eyes. And as far as appealing, what would you appeal on? You're unlikely to know of any reasons, and even more unlikely to have gotten any of them on the record and contrary to popular belief, you can't appeal simply because you don't like the verdict. Wait until you see how much appealing to higher courts costs. Depending on the record, you can easily hit $10,000+ in copy fees alone just to file it.
You are far better off spending the dollars upfront on an attorney and filing a countersuit. Then you can have a meeting, bang out a resolution, and stay out of the courtrooms...
You are far better off spending the dollars upfront on an attorney and filing a countersuit. Then you can have a meeting, bang out a resolution, and stay out of the courtrooms...