There's another interesting scenario involving a manipulation of the legal process by setting up a deposition appointment across town for an overworked woman who must take the bus.
If the lawyer gave the woman sufficient notice, "overworked" and "across town" and "must take the bus" aren't "manipulation," they're a legitimate part of the legal process.
She filed the law suit, being pro se doesn't get her much in the way of breaks.
I dunno how they do it in New Zealand or where-ever that case was, but in the US, if you have a good wrongful discharge case or a good discrimination case, you can always get a lawyer to take the case on a contingency fee.
So, first thing to raise my eyebrows is why is the lady pro se? My guess, it's not a good case, or else she's like you and thinks she can do it herself and save the money.
And why is she such a bad sport as to blame the other side when she doesn't play by the rules? My guess, she's the kind of person who blames others for their own mistakes and shortcomings.
BTW, even though I am a lawyer I would never convey my own property. For a couple of hundred dollars, let someone who really knows what they are doing handle it.
That said, it's time to go home and do my own taxes. If I didn't have TurboTax, though, I'd pay someone else to do it. |
