{"product_id":"9781450080736","title":"Those Darn Lawyers","description":"LAW \/ SOCIAL ISSUES  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eHad Problems with Lawyers?  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e• Do they ride roughshod over clients' rights?  \u003cbr\u003e• Do lawyer-judges favor lawyers?  \u003cbr\u003e• Consumer protection rules apply to most busi?nesses. Why do lawyers have free rein, not even an ombudsman for clients' rights?  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eTHESE AND OTHER questions led the author-journalist to write Those Damn Lawyers, citing her own encounters. This well-documented book tells how a law firm was able to dump her in midstream despite a written contract. Going pro se she took the issue to Connecticut's Appellate Court, with disturbing results.  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eYOU WILL DISCOVER  \u003cbr\u003e• How lawyers dump clients they don't want.  \u003cbr\u003e• How a lawyer-written rule eases withdrawal.  \u003cbr\u003e• What happens after the client is abandoned.   \u003cbr\u003e• How the Appellate Court dodged the issue.  \u003cbr\u003e• How a due process solution could remedy the problem of lawyers' breach.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThose Darn Lawyers is a personal account, not a how-to manual, but its dos and don'ts can help you get a handle on client-lawyer issues and smooth your way through the tangles of the American civil justice system  \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124058603760,"sku":"9781450080736","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450080736_p0.jpg?v=1763836858","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450080736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}