Should the Texas Medical Board distribute prescription pads to all Texans to prescribe their own medication because doctors are expensive? Of course not, writes Jonathan J. Bates. Likewise, the Texas Supreme Court should not give its imprimatur to legal forms for pro se litigants. Many unwary pro se litigants, lured into a false sense of safety by the Supreme Court's endorsement, would inevitably suffer self-inflicted damage.
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Say No to High Court Endorsement of Pro Se Forms
Texas Lawyer
August 6, 2012
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