Starting in 1999, a handful of states began adopting rules allowing lawyers to provide a menu of limited legal services to people who can't afford an attorney from soup to nuts, and most other states are considering such rules. The change is driven partly by judges and bar associations trying to help the overwhelming number of people appearing pro se. The rules can also protect lawyers: Now lawyers and clients can sign a contract specifying exactly what they will and won't do and how much it will cost.
January 04, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Mary Noyes’ husband asked for a separation four years ago, she asked a lawyer in her family business to recommend a good divorce attorney.
At the first meeting, lawyer Elizabeth Scheffee told Noyes, who lives in Freeport, Maine, that she could handle the whole divorce or coach Noyes through mediation — required by Maine law — and provide help as needed. Noyes chose the second alternative.
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