Posted by jdemaris on March 12, 2008 at 08:49:44 from (67.142.130.48):
In Reply to: Re: Legal question posted by Mike (WA) on March 12, 2008 at 07:52:17:
Sounds to me that you suffer from the "false authority" syndrome.
In regard to words and phrases - if you don't understand, go look them up. Just remember that words can have special meaning in legal documents -and that is why such documents usually have their own little dictionary of word meanings - pertaining only to the document at hand.
So, would you pay someone $100 an hour to change a spark-plug for you?
Just like any other profession - some attorneys are very good at their jobs - and some are incompetent - and others, idiots. Having a Juris Doctorate does not insure very much. I'm not attacking lawyers - this is a general statement about any profession.
Regardless - an average person with an IQ over 75 can check the basics without paying for it. Such as - finding out land-use regs, statutes, public land and highway laws, etc. for the area of concern. Next step is finding out about the property in question - e.g. checking the deed and deed-chain, checking for recorded easements on other deeds, checking for any claims of implied uses, etc. Most of these are in the public record and anybody can search through them for free. If you hire a lawyer to search land and court records - in most cases - the lawyer will sub the work out to a non-lawyer to actually do the research. I've done it for many attorneys. If someone takes the time to check the easiest and most obvious stuff and is then concerned and unsure - then is a good time to get a lawyer that specializes in that field.
Also keep in mind, that since the Internet was invented - anybody can easily check current case-law for the area in question.
Anyway - I did't say it's wrong to hire an attorney - nor is it wrong to pay someone to change a spark-plug for you - if you don't want to - or just can't figure it out. I am stating that in many cases it is NOT the first thing needed to do.
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