How to Defend Yourself Against Your Lawyer.

• Author: Pohl, Amelia E.
• Position: Brief Article - Book Review

This tidy book helps the reader know not only when an attorney is needed, but also how to choose one that will solve his or her problem for a reasonable price. While handling a law suit involving property inherited from her father, Pohl saw how people with no legal background could be mislead.

With chapter titles such as "Mr. Perfect Lawyer," "House Buyer Beware," and "It's Your Legal System," the author suggests questions in layman's terms to ask one's attorney and reminds readers that law is "state specific."

"Even federal laws such as bankruptcy and Medicaid law are applied differently state to state because federal...