Free lawyer consultations??

[Weedguru_Falkon]

Does anyone know how I might be able to get a free lawyer consultation in the US? I have reason to believe I can sue the police department here for violating multiple rights a week and a half ago when my friend and I were put in cuffs for not breaking laws . (I posted more in depth about this in WG weapons)
So far, the places I've tried to work with are either hella expensive of don't deal with cases like mine...

[WeedGuru_Flow]

Does anyone know how I might be able to get a free lawyer consultation in the US? I have reason to believe I can sue the police department here for violating multiple rights a week and a half ago when my friend and I were put in cuffs for not breaking laws . (I posted more in depth about this in WG weapons)
So far, the places I've tried to work with are either hella expensive of don't deal with cases like mine...

Hmm, I don't know how things work in the US, but down here we're pretty much insured for that, I can basically call upon the help of my lawyer at any time because we pay for the law-insurance,or whatever it is called.

Maybe go to town hall, try to find a pro deo lawyer?

[Weedguru_Falkon]

Thats pretty cool.
it's hard for me to do much more than just take a few minutes here and there to look up possible agencies. I don't have too much time to do things right now with the semester wrapping up, but I do want to show the gov I won't back down to bullshit.

[weedguru_waffles]

depends on the law firm.... also depends how much you're suing for... you might be able to get away with getting a paralegal instead of a lawyer (it's cheaper) :p look into that perhaps. Also you can try looking up at legal aid, they may not be the best, but definitely something, and something is always better than nothing. Legal aid is good because gives people who have a very low-income access to a range of legal services...
Consulting may be free depending on the law firm, however I doubt it would be. Time is money man. Yeah I'm not sure how US law works, even though I'm studying law... hmmmmm.
Also you gotta know what you want out of this. Is it money that you want...? or them to pay for damages? If so what were the damages..?? yah know what i mean?

Anyways, best of luck man.

[tweedos]

You can sue the cops in the US for putting you in cuffs?

Shiiiit, if only you could do that in UK. Id be rich as a mofo right now

[Bubbles]

You can sue the cops in the US for putting you in cuffs?

Shiiiit, if only you could do that in UK. Id be rich as a mofo right now

read the other thread he referenced.

[Weedguru_Falkon]

http://www.weedguru.com/forum/viewtopic ... 05#p391982

[cutthecashflow]

Fucking lawyers, it seems like the more money I've paid them over the years the better job they have done representing me I started cheap and always wound up on probation with community service... I started spending more and the last two times I have had dismissed cases, didn't even have to go to court.

As far as consultations go almost everytime I've spoke to a lawyer they agree to hear the case first and tell me what they can probably do before charging me any money, but as I said the higher per hour lawyer you higher the better your results will probably be. In a sense I guess I would check out credentials first (where did he/she go to school, did they graduate on top of their class, do they have experience or are the fresh out of law school, what is their specialty e.g. drugs, domestic disputes, etc., do they work as a partner in a firm or are they just hired on, have they represented and won any cases for a highly publicized case in the past, what sort of clientel do they represent, and many other variables).

[Weedguru_Falkon]

^ good things to know. My friend who was in this situation with me has a family friend who's a lawyer turns out. My buddies dad taught this guy spanish for a few years and they became good friends, so we're in good hands with him. He says we definitely have a potential case on our hands here, but not sure yet. We need to find out if 1. we can get money back if we pay him and don't win the case, or 2. if we'll win money if we do win the case. We don't have that kinda money layin around, so we can't afford to just toss it around like nothing...

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

go with a 'no win, no fee' firm dude, because it's very, very unlikely that you'll win. Unless you had a camera recording it, you're pretty much doomed in court against the pigs.

[cutthecashflow]

Some dick cops in Grand Forks (a city about 80 miles north of where I used to live) lost their jobs when they pulled over two guys in below zero weather. They took the guys out of the truck and made them wait outside, when they asked if they could wait in the back of the police car the cops said no and made them wait outside for 35 minutes without hats or gloves on. Both of the guys got frostbite and the whole time the cops were in their seperate cars they were texting each other messages like "let them sit out and freeze".

The guys took them to court on a hunch and all of that evidence came back to bite the rat bastard cops in the ass. So if you can find a "no win, no fee" firm then you might have a chance. It is hard to tell where they will find their evidence from, you just never know.

[Weedguru_Falkon]

Well thats pretty fucked up, but I cant say as it surprises me. I've been wanting to get a copy of the police report, to see how or if they've skewed anything...Do you guys know when I might be able to do so? Need to find one of those kinds of law firms too... I'll check around here in a little while

[andriaSRH]

Go to a law firm, tie up the receptionist...or duck tape her to a bathroom sink, then make your way into the lawyers office.

Easy peasy.

[Dr. Greenthumb]

Go to a law firm, tie up the receptionist...or duck tape her to a bathroom sink, then make your way into the lawyers office.

Easy peasy.

Life lessons from It's always sunny in philly

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

Go to a law firm, tie up the receptionist...or duck tape her to a bathroom sink, then make your way into the lawyers office.

Easy peasy.

Not to be sexist, but alot of women really struggle understanding the difference between Duck and Duct, don't they, lol.