The difference in result in 1997 is that I then knew enough to act as my own lawyer.

The humans had a saying about someone acting as their own lawyer typically having a fool for a client.

Your only immediate job will be to act as Alia's lawyer.

Bill will act as his lawyer in the meantime.

That case was quite a lesson in the unwisdom of trying to act as your own lawyer.

He is acting as his own lawyer despite the court's offer of free counsel.

"Telephone me and ask me to act as his lawyer on the murder charge."

Craig is also on the scene, having arrived before the police and acting as Myra's lawyer.

It is said that a defendant who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client.

Why can't I act as my own lawyer using commercially printed contract forms?