> And does the US government has a department that offers free legal > advices to the poor? >
Yeah, their toll free number is 1-800-tufshit. Seriously, one way I know of to get free legal advice is to get arrested for a crime, claim/prove you do not have the resources to pay for legal counsel, and the government entity responsible for prosecuting the case then provides legal counsel (Public Defender). BUT, if later it is found a person has assets (not necessarily cash, but perhaps equity in a home or other items that could be liquidated) they could end up getting a bill for said "free" legal advice. Another way is to have some wrong acted upon a person or group that is so detestable that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will jump into the midst of the issue and press a lawsuit against an offending entity. In the US, when a person goes to court only a fool expects to see justice done. If it is a criminal case, even if a defendent wins he/she will be impoverished due to the legal fees in the end. If it is a civil case, it is a matter of who can outspend/outwait whom. The only things that keeps large organizations (insurance companies, medical institutions) somewhat in line are the potential for bad press that could damage their public imange, and the implicit threat of huge punitive damage awards paid to the wronged party in the event the judge or jury finds for a person who has been wronged. I have several attorneys I work with for my business and personal matters. I like them all, but hate calling them unless really necessary. And when I am with them socially I make certain to never, ever discuss legal matters involving myself or my business lest I either get billed for the time, or am viewed as a parasite looking for free advice <g>. Fair is fair, but I only call on them if it is really necessary. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Man-wai Chang > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon > > > > BTW, do you happen to know a open-sourced lawyers, aka, offering free > > legal advices? > > > > And does the US government has a department that offers free legal > advices to the poor? > > -- > @~@ http://changmw.homeip.net > / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 > /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 17:38:01 up 10 days 20:04 > ^ ^ 2 users load average: 0.00 0.00 0.00 > news://news.3home.net news://news.hkpcug.org news://news.newsgroup.com.hk > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
