Do-It-Yourself Lawyer

I hope I'm not being defensive as a lawyer. But...

Most good lawyers don't have an "unlimited capacity to find excuses, to discover ingenious and innovative ways to distance the perpetrator from the act," discharging "anybody of any responsibility for any negative deeds..."

Good lawyers press their clients to be ethical and follow the law, and are duty-bound to insist their clients be honest with themselves and in court. The Code of Ethics makes that clear.

If we are ethical in these ways, we might do very well by our traditions and the mitzvot to be our own lawyer. Reply

Self Defence A strong advocate for myself resides within me, 'Ego'.
The ego will not tolerate any blame. It knows how to twist the facts to fabricate a perception that clears itself of an wrong doing.

I need to be aware of this self-defending power within. Then it would take tremendous effort to rise above this egoistic force to view the whole picture. We need His strength to see another's point of view. The Truth comes from a Higher Perspective. Reply

Henk of Buffalo speaks to my heart and my mind. I see so many unrepresented, innocent people suffer at the hands of win at all costs prosecutors and police who receive the seal of approval from merciless courts.

Such fiends are worse than Amalek. David had a psalm for such a lot who throw Torah, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution into a satchel, and the satchel into the river. Reply

I throughly enjoy the mountains of wisdom pouring forth from you pen.

Thank You ! Reply

forgive me so I can forget too I feel better after the Yom Kipper fast for repentance. Reply

Do-it Yourself Lawyer Henck from N.Y. tells it like it is. I agree.
Lawyers, in my opinion, are satan's gift to humanity here on earth.
BTY I need an honest Personal Injury Attorney. Reply

too literal THis "lawyer" thing is being taken too literally. I know that it is a metaphor here, that we should cut others the slack we should not cut for ourselves because it can be construed as a form of generosity, but, then again, since when is it a kiddush Hashem to be a poster child for moral ambiguity? We can render thoughtful judgement, judgement tempered by Torah values and common sense. Or are you advocating Jesus's "Let he is without sin chuck for first stone..."? Reply

Re: Do It Yourself Lawyer The Corporate World often rewards the Do It Yourself Lawyer as long as there is substance to back up "excuse tickets". The language spoken in business is not similar to spriritual language, and this is not intended to be an excuse for less than truths used to achieve.
How do we survive in "The Real World without a bit of The Do It Youself Lawyer in Us?" Why can't we honor G-D and do what it takes to survive as well? Reply

Do-It-Yourself Lawyer unfortunately in this self service world of achievement, many who need help are left to fend for themselves and in many cases to defend themselves when they are oppressed, truly, who comes to their aid who doesn’t first have their hand out to be filled? a social society that prides its self on spreading Freedoms and Individual Liberties, yet many who are impoverished due to yokes placed upon them and told they have no excuse for ‘backsliding’ as the many others who refuse to help them. many times they are those unable to afford adequate guidance to undo what they did in the eyes of Justice, a Justice that seeks with a vengeance to make examples out of them. interestingly, many are given unqualified, and inexperienced Legal aid that simply can’t compete with the wit of a well seasoned Prosecutor who seeks to notch his belt and this places disadvantages on the disfranchised people who feel they are thrown into positions to becoming their own Lawyer having to interpret a maze of Laws. Reply

Do-it-Yourself-Lawyer A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. Thus saith Abraham Lincoln, a century before the Rebbe. Reply

As thinking human beings, we have an unlimited capacity to find excuses, to discover ingenious and innovative ways to distance... (ourselves) from the act, and when we fall back upon mercy and grace and beleive we are forgiven for breeching our covenants, (adultery, coveting, oppressing, etc) the grace we receive that allows us to act in such ways, we are told to reflect towards those who are treated unfairly or denied justice burdened by these acts that we inflict upon them, so when they slip up under the wieght of unjust burdens, they are told by those who receive such grace that allows them to be forgiven for their deliberate breeches that "life is not fair deal with it" and as we are all instucted to give this grace to the needy and help them, many prefer to seek punish against them thus hatching them into venomous snakes, thus a society of corrupt natures excusing their behavior and singing about their blessings Reply

Ethics of the Fathers 1:14 Generally, I agree that it is best not to be a lawyer for oneself, in the ideal situation, this is not desireable.

But when others do not advocate for us (and here, I speak of in the secular world), we have no choice but to advocate for and defend ourselves, and, in these cases, we must be our own lawyers, as well.

There are also times in life when such is necessary and appropriate....

Hillel says "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself then who am I? If not now, when?" (Ethics of the Fathers 1:14)

Ultimately, G-d is not only our judge, but also our advocate in our time of need...and when we seek guidance and resolution of any situation, including any negative act for which we must take responsibility, we turn to Him not only as our judge, but also as our lawyer, as well...

In the end, we plead our case to G-d, and He pleads for us, and arbiters justice in the world. Reply