I'd like to offer some slightly less snarky advice. I was always the type of person to play it safe. I stayed far from the margins of error in the legal contex

I'd like to offer some slightly less snarky advice. I was always the type of person to play it safe. I stayed far from the margins of error in the legal context. Then, a few years ago I partnered with some people who were significantly less averse to this sort of risk (legal). Two years later, I'm still litigating a legal battle of dubious basis at my own expense. The lesson I learned is that the legal process is not merely something you go through to resolve disputes, but rather it is something that can be done too you. It is expensive, unnerving, and a huge distraction. You never know when a legal battle is going to strike you like a bolt out of the blue, but you can certainly avoid standing in a field hoisting a metal pole during a thunder storm.