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by have-a-break 500 days ago
I always viewed Lawyers as problem solvers, and typically associated the high costs with things happening in the background.

Not saying the cost is worth it, but gaining exposures to other disciplines has its merits.

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Totally—lawyers are problem solvers. But they also have a perverse incentive to extend problems, because billable hours are the name of the game. The high costs? Sure, some of it goes to deep research and strategic thinking... but a lot of it is just typing words onto a page with a letterhead.

Not saying there’s no value in legal expertise (I’d love to have a top-tier lawyer when I need one), but for 90% of disputes, you don’t need a high-priced litigator—you just need to sound serious enough to make the other side flinch. That’s where FreeDemandLetter comes in: solving the problem before it becomes a legal drama.