tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post7433545194905488625..comments2023-01-04T02:09:40.565-05:00Comments on Albany Lawyer: Can't Afford a Lawyer?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-9698566285108170302010-11-26T05:49:46.903-05:002010-11-26T05:49:46.903-05:00So what if you really can't afford a lawyer? S...So what if you really can't afford a lawyer? Say your a single mother of 2 that doesn't believe in welfare, and works her ass off for $400 a week. And suddenly needs legal representation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-52925341081421686332009-08-20T14:37:36.316-04:002009-08-20T14:37:36.316-04:00I'm a law clerk for a trial court judge. I he...I'm a law clerk for a trial court judge. I hear this comment--"I can't afford a lawyer--probably weekly if not daily. It's driving me insane quite frankly. I just wanted to say that most of the time when people say they can't afford a lawyer, they really do mean, "I don't want to pay for a lawyer, they just file papers, and I can reckon how to file papers by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-22642722485148076322009-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:00I suspect the "old fool" would tell a different st...I suspect the "old fool" would tell a different story, and doubt he can affect your credit. Apparently he is something of a fool because he didn't make you pay enough up front. That's a mistake we all make once in a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-84357299389656190832009-02-28T12:13:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:13:00.000-05:00what do you do if your lawyer is a doddering old f...what do you do if your lawyer is a doddering old fool who botched your case (knew nothing about legal proceedings he took on) and charged you top dollar (400/hr)? I paid him half of the money, but when the trial came around, he charged me 40k within a two week period for "trial preparation" on a case where he's had the material and nothing changed over the course of a year. i can't pay him and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-33194313609119131372009-01-16T14:07:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:07:00.000-05:00Apparently someone who knows me reads my blog. Of ...Apparently someone who knows me reads my blog. Of course I'm a schmuck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-55368134448165640992009-01-16T13:52:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:52:00.000-05:00Youre a schmuck but I have to admit I LOVE the bon...Youre a schmuck but I have to admit I LOVE the bono jokes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com