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Originally Posted by Catorce
For the most part I like your posts, but this one was just asinine. Some businesses require an attorney to navigate a variety of issues that can arise. I have been self employed since 1996, and I have an attorney on "speed dial". It doesn't make me a predator.
In fact, I recently used my attorney in a car deal I recently did wherein the owner declared the car stolen about a year after I purchased it. Long story. Without an attorney I would have been toast; he expertly navigated the issues and got it resolved without going to court or anything. Cost me $500
Perhaps if Nathan had an attorney to begin with this would never have happened.
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Lawyers have their place in this world, that's true, and if the need ever arose I would call one. In my experience however, the guys who are in this business who quickly invoke "their attorney" are usually not flying straight. Like in Nathan's case where he said the shop owner quickly explained the law to him, pretty much showing he was holding all the cards, so pay up if you want your car, or leave, without the car, which would be lien sold. So if you have an attorney and have a good relationship with him and find him an asset in your business dealings, that's great, a small businessman needs all the tools he can get his hands on. But like I said, in my experience, the guy who jumps behind his attorney quickly is usually well seasoned in what he is doing.
---Adam