[Regulator]

Uh, you don’t walk into court without an attorney, even when you know you’re right.

[hoosierham]

Maybe no attorney wanted to risk being barred from medical treatment.

[Cen-Tejas]

I think what you say is substantially correct. But, for those relevantly few, like myself, that are not intimidated by the Franchise 75 lawyers from 20 states and the District of Columbia granted themselves back on August 28, 1878 in a meeting in Saratoga, New York...., representing yourself pro se CAN BE very rewarding.

I just sued a large company and it settled in 3 months for 5 times my original claim and I did not have to pay a lawyer a dime. The disadvantage to them was that they quickly figured out (about 2 minutes!) that they would spend thousands on attorneys and I would spend zero through a trial and they likely would still lose.

I’ve been in at least 50 hearings over 50 years and never lost one (a hearing) as far as I can recall.

So, NEVER say NEVER. Lawyers are like any other profession. There are some damn good ones (I know several) and there some that aren’t worth the lead it would take to shoot them.

[AndyTheBear]

Once got a letter from the IRS which claimed that the tithe I gave to my church that year didn't count because they assumed I must have gotten something in exchange. They were completely full of BS, but being that I am no lawyer and they were the government I hired a tax lawyer to represent me. When they saw I had lawyered up they decided to drop their claim and it never went to court...which kind of killed my chance to claim lawyer fees as I understand it.

I'm still miffed about the 5000 bucks I am out for the lawyer, but I am not sure what would have happened if I had tried to fight it myself, even if I won I would have had to spend more than 5000 bucks worth of my time perhaps. ...so did not seem worth it.

I figure I am a professional in my field and get paid for my expertise. Might as well hire a professional in the legal field when I need one.