I have pre-trial conference coming up for a misdemeanor, and I'm wondering whether it would be advantageous to have a lawyer for that, or decide whether I should hire him after the pre-trial to see whether I might be able to handle it on my own or not.
Answer by Cptainamer
Depends on your background and understanding of the legal system. Better safe than sorry I would have one.
Answer by Michael H
Any man who represents himself has a fool for a client.
Answer by Pastels
It's probably a good idea to have a lawyer at pretrial. You want to be sure you are not disclosing information that can condemn you later. They will know a little more about the system and be able to navigate better if brought in from the beginning.
Answer by rayven
Any time you have to deal with the legal system, it is always a good idea to have the advice of a lawyer.
Answer by Maj. T.J. "Snark King" Kong
About a year ago I decided that the faucet for my kitchen sink needed to be replaced. It was pretty old, leaking everywhere and it was just time. My wife told me I needed to call a plumber. No worries, I thought, I had a do-it-yourself book from Home Depot and it didn't look too hard.
I was wrong though. It was a very old sink and turned out to be very difficult due to the level of corrosion and the very heavy, old-school pipes. It didn't help that I didn't own the right kind of tools to cut through pipe, and looking back I'm not even sure I needed to cut those pipes out to begin with. Needless to say we still ended up calling a plumber only it ended up costing substantially more than it originally would have because they had to repair everything I had screwed up.
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