Quoted in Healing Law Article on How To Represent Yourself

https://healinglaw.com/2019/11/03/how-to-defend-yourself-in-court-a-step-by-step/

Here’s the deal, there are truly many good online sources, and Maria Leonard of The Pels Law Firm shares some of her favorites:

“For research, many states, like my home state of Maryland, have Peoples-Law.org, which explains different areas of the law in layman’s terms.  Google Scholar is another good legal research site.

Maria Leonard Olsen, Esq. The Pels Law Firm

It’s true , Google Scholar is a good source of legal information online. A few other sources worth noting for case research include:

  • Justia

  • CaseText

  • Find Law

  • Nolo

But those are only the beginning. Feel free to explore uncommon legal perspectives you may find on the internet, but just be mindful.

Court is not about emotion, it is about law. If you don’t know law, you can not win in court.

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Maria drives the point home with these last few remarks!

When in court, behave respectfully.  Do not interrupt the judge when he or she is speaking.  Be organized with what you would like to say and any documents you would like to present. 

Have copies of all documents for the judge and your adversary. And if you do not understand something the judge says, ask.  Better to clarify before any order is entered.  

-Maria Leonard Olsen, Esq. The Pels Law Firm

Maria Olsen