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For the record; I am not, nor have I even been an attorney. I cannot give legal advice, I can only give my thoughts based on my experience including being a settlement negotiator and office manager for a Beverly Hills law firm.
I have represented myself In Pro Per on everything from traffic court, to civil, criminal, family law and even appeared In Pro Per in front of a California Appellate Court twice. I was successful once.
Back in those days a dated a business attorney; she worked at a large firm in LA. Not a partner, but I remember 99 Cent stores was one of her responsibilities.
I had the opportunity to meet a dozen of her fellow business attorneys, and the one thing they all had in common was that I had more trial experience than all of them combined.
Not all attorneys are trial attorneys; hell, my boss WAS a trial attorney and he would be slightly irritated if I couldn't settle outside of trial. The Court insists that you do everything you can to avoid trial.
When I said I was more qualified than Petersen, that was TIC; if you think you have to be a trial attorney to be qualified, then yeah, I am one qualified motherfucker.
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