Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Avi Azrieli -- Acknowledgments / Avi Azrieli -- About the Author / Avi Azrieli -- Note to the Reader / Avi Azrieli -- Introduction The Problem with Lawyers and What You Can Do About It / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 1 Do You Really Need a Lawyer? / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 2 Things You Can Do without a Lawyer / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 3 Poor Man’s Lawyers: Legal Representation without Cost / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 4 Planning the Hunt: What Type of Lawyer Do You Need? / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 5 Hunting for the Right Lawyer / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 6 A Day’s Catch in Your Basket: Interviewing Lawyers and Verifying Their Claims to Fame / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 7 Dissecting Your Prey: Selecting the Best Lawyer among the Front-Runners / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 8 Your Lawyer on a Short Leash: Provisions That Foster Respect and Encourage Results / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 9 Provisions for Estimated Budgets, Referral Fees, and Advance Retainers / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 10 It’s the Money, Stupid! How to Negotiate a Fee Arrangement That Will Motivate Your Lawyer / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 11 Kramer v. Kramer: How to Protect Your Interests When Breaking up with Your Lawyer / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 12 The Power of Attorney: A Beast without a Muzzle / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 13 All in the Family: The Lawyer’s Duty to Keep Secrets / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 14 House Training and Feeding Habits: How to Get the Most out of Your Lawyer without Raising Your Voice / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 15 What Do Lawyers Lie About? / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 16 The Savvy Client’s Tool Kit / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 17 Sex, Lies, and Videotape: Your Lawyer as a Mate, Date, or Business Partner / Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 18 Cats and Milk, Lawyers and Money / Avi Azrieli -- Back Matter -- Final Note: Lawyers and Used Car Dealers / Avi Azrieli -- Appendix A Sample Engagement Letter / Avi Azrieli -- Appendix B Sample General Power of Attorney / Avi Azrieli.

Hiring a lawyer is easy, but getting the lawyer you need for a fair price is another matter. Here is an easy-to-use guide to the lawyer-client relationship, from the initial planning of the search for a good lawyer to dodging the final shock of a hefty bill. Each chapter is an independent source of useful solutions for the "lawyer-challenged:" Do you really need a lawyer and, if so, what kind? How to hunt down the best lawyer with a proven record of success; How to interview the "candidate" lawyer; How to negotiate a fair and motivating fee arrangement; and How to help your lawyer obtain the results you desire while keeping legal expenses down. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

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