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In the legal world, as the classic proverb states: “An ounce of prevention saves a pound of cure.” The Rutala Law Group focuses on identifying its clients’ particular and unique legal issues to provide the guidance its clients need to navigate the legal landscape before those potential legal issues can develop in to a real legal problem. Given this, the Rutala Law Group counsels its clients to seek advise early, before there are any legal issues on the horizon, so that we can place them on an appropriate course to avoid any potential future legal hurdles.

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Do I Need An Attorney?

With the arrival of the internet and internet-based DIY legal products, many individuals question whether or not they need an attorney or whether they can avoid the cost of an attorney by doing it themselves. The problem with these internet-based products or looking up on the internet how to do your own legal work is the law is very complex and it varies depending on your geographical location—i.e. the Federal Government has its own laws, each State has its own laws, and each municipality within the a State has its own laws.

 Furthermore, the court procedure or administrative procedures of State Courts and Local Municipalities all vary.  The internet-based products, generally, do not accommodate these local variations in law. Furthermore, the internet is an unreliable source.  The information is only as good as the knowledge and experience of the person posting, which may be bad. Furthermore, the law is not stagnant; rather, it is constantly changing and adapting.  Thus, even if you found something that worked yesterday, it does not mean that it will work today.

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

 Unfortunately, many individuals want to avoid the upfront cost of an attorney, which ends up costing them exponentially more when their DIY efforts fail.

An example of this is a landlord that drafts his or her own lease without knowing the local landlord-tenant laws. Upon trying to evict a tenant who defaulted for nonpayment of rent, the landlord learns that he or she failed to follow the local code or the lease has an illegal provision which made it illegal for the landlord to collect any rent in the first place. Now, the landlord cannot evict and could potentially be ordered to return all prior rents to the tenant. This unfortunate landlord will now have to hire an attorney who will need to do triple the work to undo the landlord’s failed attempt at legal work.

The moral of this story is that if you are asking yourself “do I you need an attorney,” then you likely need an attorney. As stated, “An once of prevention is worth a pound of Cure.”