your lawyer cannot give you advice every step of the way, and does not anticipate where trouble will arise for you. Even though your lawyer is on your side, he

your lawyer cannot give you advice every step of the way, and does not anticipate where trouble will arise for you. Even though your lawyer is on your side, he has much more in common with the other lawyers in the room than he does with you. My lawyer did not anticipate that when he showed me photocopies and asked me "are these the petitions" that I would answer "no they are not". I don't know the standards of the law, "photocopy just as good", and it's second nature to him. I actually fear perjuring myself; my opponent, an attorney completely did not. I've been in several large lawsuits. My attorneys like working with me, I am incredibly diligent, I research everything I can, I come up with ideas they didn't think of, and most importantly, I seek and follow all of their advice and never mention a peep about the case, etc. my lawyer still got me into hot water by not preparing for these questions becaused they seemed obvious to him, and the system jumped on board.