The Perils of Acting as Your Own Lawyer
I remember learning an old adage in law school that went something like, “the man who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Consider this scenario. Your mother just passed away and you are her only child. She owned a home, a couple of bank accounts and some valuable works of art. Ten years ago, she wanted to give her house to you because she thought she might have to apply for Medicaid and she was trying to divest herself of assets so she could prove that she didn’t own a home when she applied for those benefits. So she hired a lawyer to prepare a deed conveying the property to
