How to Work with Your Lawyer is the first in a series of books about the law and the legal system that provides explanations in easy-to-understand terms. In this series, author Bryan Dench shares his forty years of experience and the basics of several important legal subjects in accessible language.
Are you ready to build an effective working relationship with your lawyer? Recognizing that lawyers often use legal terminology that's not easily understood by those outside the profession and fail to provide the explanations and details you need, How to Work with Your Lawyer is here to close the communication gap.
In addition to practical tips on making sure your questions are answered, grasping fee structures, knowing how to talk to a lawyer, and understanding how your lawyer should talk to you, this guidebook also discusses when to speak to a lawyer and how to find the right lawyer for you.
Complete with a thorough glossary offering clear explanations of complex legal terms, How to Work with Your Lawyer will help you engage with your lawyer more cost-effectively and come away feeling more confident about the advice you're given.
About the Author: Bryan Dench is the chairman of the board of the law firm of Skelton, Taintor, and Abbott. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Maine School of Law, he has a Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating (the highest rating), is an American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fellow, and is listed in "The Best of the US List of the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers" in Best Lawyers in America.
During his distinguished career of over forty years, he has worked with thousands of people, advising and counseling them through difficult and stressful experiences such as divorce, death of a family member, lawsuits, criminal defense, tax audits and disputes, labor negotiations, and high-stakes business negotiations. He has also served many times as a mediator in legal disputes, bringing to bear his skills in problem solving and working through difficult impasses.
