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Law Practice

Nov. 1, 2013

Website links pro se litigants with lawyers for help on basic court proceedings

Experts, however, worry Pro-Se-Litigation.com could inadvertently put lawyers at risk for liability or conflict because it sheds light on only certain pieces of a case instead of providing the whole picture.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Pro se litigant Robert Townsend needed a legal helping hand. When the Dana Point man's search for attorneys to provide legal advice turned up few results, he realized there was a vast market of similar litigants who, though they still intended to advocate on their own behalf in front of a judge, nevertheless needed a lawyer's advice on basic court proceedings, such as complaint review or brief p...

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