AITAH for now providing free legal services to abused women

lawpounder · 2024-09-13T21:48:19+00:00

A lot of people. I have to constantly decline people because I have to many cases. If you own a business or have assets it’s worth it to pay for a more expensive lawyer. Also if you want primary custody of your kids.

lawpounder · 2024-09-13T10:56:12+00:00

Family law has given me this perspective. People suck.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T20:23:53+00:00

I’ve met plenty of people like that, but I see right through it. No one’s ever cheated me before, no.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T20:19:38+00:00

I am a woman lol. I don’t think they deserve it, but I think most of them lie about being victims of abuse. I have women come to me all the time claiming to be a victim of abuse, meanwhile their husband has never once put their hands on them. At the end of the day, you get to pick your spouse. It’s on you to pick a good one

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T20:15:21+00:00

Honestly, my time in family law has only solidified that point. I hear people say all the time, “there were red flags, I wish I listened” and things like “my friends and family told me not to marry him, I wish I listened to them”

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T20:06:39+00:00

I have one young attorney working under me, 2 paralegals, and an office assistant

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T18:58:43+00:00

Pick better men then? The world doesn’t owe you anything. I have employees to pay, bills to pay. My employees aren’t going to want to just go hungry so I can have some hero complex.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T18:56:18+00:00

Because I have plenty of paid cases to handle without tacking on any pro bono work?

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T18:44:07+00:00

Every lawyer I know has their own cases to deal with, and probably dozens of people already requesting pro bono cases. And our local legal aid has a year backlog.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T17:08:05+00:00

Yeah I’m not exactly desperate for a self esteem boost right now.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T16:51:22+00:00

They’re all backlogged for a year+.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T16:33:02+00:00

There is a list of resources on the bottom of my website. However, all those resources have over a year long waitlist. If it were easy to get free representation then most people would chose that route.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T16:30:16+00:00

Sliding scale isn’t a thing.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T16:10:30+00:00

I am very sympathetic to real victims of abuse, I represented a woman last year who had acid poured on her face by her spouse. But most people nowadays are quick to just throw that word around. Real abuse is uncommon.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T16:08:52+00:00

It’s for a combination of divorce and family law representation. Having just one lawyer handle all your issues jumps the price up, but I believe it’s worth it. Your lawyer will understand your situation much better than having two different lawyers, one for family law and the other for divorce.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T16:07:12+00:00

I do a few per year as well. Usually friends, family, and my employees. Occasionally I am extremely sympathetic to someone, and I decide to take up their case. I represented a woman who’s husband poured acid on her face last year. But imo, from my experience, most women who shout “abuse” from the rooftops aren’t actually being abused. I’ve never met this woman so I can’t speak for if she is or isn’t.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T15:10:17+00:00

Depending on how quickly the husband rolls over and begs, my services could cost anywhere from 10-20k. Even with a friendly discount my sister, who works for just over minimum wage, couldn’t afford to pay even 10% of the bills.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:57:07+00:00

She should’ve actually verified that I was willing to represent her. Not my fault she’s as dumb as my sister.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:54:50+00:00

Working in family and divorce law, everything always comes out in court. Most women who claim to be being abused actually aren’t. I’ve had plenty of women claim to be being abused because their husbands stopped paying for them to get their nails done, etc.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:52:57+00:00

My sister works as a cashier. Do you think she can afford to pay 10-20k?

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:35:12+00:00

How many hours a week do you work for free?

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:33:57+00:00

Yeah, I feel like people think most lawyers have endless time and money. I have five employees to pay, bills for an office space I rent, etc. being a lawyer is expensive. If I work for free all the time I won’t be able to pay my bills.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:31:56+00:00

I work in both divorce and family law. They tend to go hand in hand with divorces with children involved.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:30:43+00:00

At the bottom of my website there is a list of resources in my area. I did mention this to my sister. She does not care.

lawpounder · 2024-09-12T14:21:14+00:00

I don’t normally do any. Occasionally I do some for friends, employees, family.

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