........I’ve represented myself in many hearings over the past 50 years and never lost. Once, after ruling for me, one judge asked me how I wrote all the pleadings I wrote (as a non lawyer he meant). I chuckled and said...”Judge, I bought about 3 paperback books at the UT Law School Bookstore” and of course I know the facts better than the other guy! He laughed and said “good job”.
I sued a company with a thousand outlets nationwide last year. They had to settle because I had zero legal fees they had many thousands. 2 months after I sued them, they paid me many times my original claim.
Lawyers sold the legislatures nationwide that NOBODY but a member of their “bar” should be able to “practice” in their arena (courtrooms). So, for many decades they have had a monopoly. It’s a joke because the majority of lawyers couldn’t pour pee out of a boot with the instructions written on the heel. Many are lucky to even show up in the courtroom. The monopoly of lawyers needs to be broken. In any event, they’ve run their fees up so high (using their monopoly) that more and more people are catching on.
I have had and do have still 2 or 3 outstanding lawyers. But most are total frauds.
I once called in to Michael Berry’s show to make a comment about some lawsuit that was in the news, and what the law was, including a cite to a SCOTUS opinion.
He asked me if I was a lawyer. My response was, “That is my favorite question. No, I’m not a lawyer, but a person doesn’t need to be a lawyer to know the law about a particular legal matter.”
I was pleasantly surprised when he immediately told his audience that I was exactly right, and why.