We all hate lawyers until we need one. TractorByNet members are quick to recommend getting legal counsel when there are property line disputes, defective product issues and a host of others. We even recommend legal help on divorce and child custody issues.
In a perfect world we would just make a good argument to other party and he or she would see the wisdom of our thinking and agree with us. Case closed. But since we don't live in a perfect world there needs to be a way to resolve our disputes with one another. I too wish that lawyers and courts weren't necessary as they surely add costs to our daily life.
Remember, it wasn't the "dream team" lawyers that got O.J. Simpson acquitted, it was a "jury of our peers" that gave the not guilty decision. The crafty lawyers and their shifty ways of arguing the points may have confused the jury at times but the jury could have convicted the man of murder, but they didn't. The system is clearly flawed and I agree that the party with more money often times is more successful in a courtroom. But the common man would have no chance in a dispute with a large corporation without some help from someone trained in the workings of the law.
