http://nylawblog.com/2010/07/more-litigants-are-fighting-their-own-court-battles-at-their-own-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-litigants-are-fighting-their-own-court-battles-at-their-own-risk Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson |160 Broadway, Ste. 500 | New York, NY 10038 | (212) 233-0666 | fabramson@abramsonlegal.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nylawblog.com/2010/07/more-litigants-are-fighting-their-own-court-battles-at-their-own-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Janette Levey Frisch Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:36:52 +0000 http://nylawblog.com/?p=1375#comment-297 In the past I have appeared in court and had to deal with a pro se opposing party. The outcome will depend a lot on how the judge decides to treat the pro se party. If the judge has a hands off attitude, then the pro se party will save money and time in the short run, but will likely end up incurring more costs and spending more time on the matter in the long run. Why? Because navigating the legal system can even be a challenge for experienced attorneys at times. Also, non-attorneys often have strong opinions that are clearly at odds with the law and are unpleasantly surprised to find that out when they are in front of the judge. In the past I have appeared in court and had to deal with a pro se opposing party. The outcome will depend a lot on how the judge decides to treat the pro se party. If the judge has a hands off attitude, then the pro se party will save money and time in the short run, but will likely end up incurring more costs and spending more time on the matter in the long run. Why? Because navigating the legal system can even be a challenge for experienced attorneys at times. Also, non-attorneys often have strong opinions that are clearly at odds with the law and are unpleasantly surprised to find that out when they are in front of the judge.

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