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Originally posted by SapphireSphinx9
I understand that getting advice from online isn't going to be the best way to go. But since I know there are a lot of people on here that like giving advice and stuff of that nature, I thought I'd just ask.
It's not like we're going to go up to them and say, "According to so-and-so on Greekchat.com they say you have to..."
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I understand. But my feeling is that, when it comes to legal advice about a specific situation like this, the people who are best qualified to give advice are also likely to refrain from giving it, if for no other reasons that ethical ones.
While I know you wouldn't be saying "MysticCat said such-and-such," the fact is that I, as a lawyer, would be giving advice when (1) I don't know all the relevant facts, and (2) I'm not necessarily familiar with the relevant law, i.e., relevant California law. I think most lawyers would think that means they need to keep their mouths shit (fingers still?) or, at most, give some
very generic advice.
That, in turn, increases the likelihood that the advice you do get is from people who may not really know what they're talking about.
And Danielle is right about Lawyers' Referral Services -- most areas have them.