Quote Originally Posted by rolymiller View Post
How did things work before we had lawyers? Go on give us a bit of history Kerr. How did the first legal reps come about? Not trying to trap you just interested. Are we talking 18th/ 19th century?

Plus what would you say to those who said they were going to fight their own cases? Could they? Do people successfully fight their own court cases?
I have no idea what life was like without lawyers. I'm not that old. My guess is that the concept of justice wasn't as developed as it is today.

I've seen a number of people make a complete horlicks out of representing themselves. It's painful to watch at times. I've also seen people succeed in simple cases.