If you think this book is about the time it takes an attorney to earn an hour s billing, you d be wrong. It simply presents more than 80 common problems, most of which don t require that you consult the 400,000 lawyers working in the U.S. today. Many of these problems can be resolved in small-claims court, if you have prepared with the right documentation, such as receipts and warrantees. Ditto for transactions with mechanics, credit rating firms, contractors, corporations, rip-off artists, and others whom the law allows to toy with you and your sanity up to a point.
Many consumers don t do anything about feeling helpless.
If your traffic ticket is inaccurately written. You will know what to do if your child is hurt in school or you are injured away from home. The book also contains helpful reference to your relationship with the law. So it is better to have an overview going in. You may have reason to incorporate that you weren t aware of.