depending on the issue and your access (it's different in, say, Nowhere, North Dakota than it is in Baltimore, Maryland) you may be able to get a free consultation. free representation is another matter. even guild lawyers gotta eat. dependind on the merits of your case and the kind of case it is ytou may be able to work under a contingency fee arrangememt -- you find these, e.g., in torts and employment discrimination cases. not in contract cases. and certainly not in criminal cases.
--- Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> wrote:
>
> > you had money for an attorney, shrink, and
> numerous other things, asshole
> >
>
> If someone cannot get a free or low cost legal
> consultation in this country,
> there must be something seriously wrong with that
> person. There are many
> legal clinics run by bar associations, NLG, or
> simply attorneys offering a
> free initial consultation or working pro bono (I
> found one in the case I was
> referring to) - especially in cases involving
> employment discrimination.
> You could obtain a legal advice for $30 or less or
> nothing at all in most
> situations.
>
> Also, have you ever heard of workman's compensation?
> It is a federal
> program that pays for treating occupational
> injuries, you know. FYI:
> http://www.dol.gov/esa/owcp_org.htm
>
> It is all too common to blame others or the
> circumstances for not being able
> to get one's act together, but I am too old for such
> canards.
>
> Wojtek
>
>
>
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