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Talking to a lawyer is **never** bad advice. Especially in CA where companies will make you THINK they have power which they don’t.

• reaperman 2y ago
  I’d be more afraid of their less-than-above-board power than their litigation power. People with $10-100 billion dollars who are highly connected to every major tech company and many shadowy companies we’ve never heard of can figure out a lot of my secrets and make life miserable enough for me that I don’t have the ability/energy to follow through with legal proceedings, even if I don’t attribute the walls collapsing around me to my legal opponent.
  • hehdhdjehehegwv 2y ago
    And that’s precisely the issue you ask a lawyer about.
    • reaperman 2y ago
      What could a lawyer possibly do about something that isn’t traceable? Other than warn me it’s a possibility?
• listenallyall 2y ago
  I think never is inaccurate here. First, there are a lot of simply bad lawyers who will give you bad advice. Secondly, a lot of lawyers who either don't actually specialize in the legal field your case demands, or who have never actually tried any cases and have no idea how something might go down in a court with a jury. Third (the most predatory), a lot of lawyers actually see the client (not the opposing party) as the money fountain. Charging huge fees for their "consultation," "legal research," "team of experts," etc, and now the client is quickly tens-of-thousands in the hole without even an actual case being filed. Talking to good, honest lawyers is a good idea. Unfortunately most people don't have access to good honest lawyers, or don't know how to distinguish them from crooks with law degrees.