In the modern world for most people, legal conflicts, questions, and issues arise regularly. Whether you are getting married, fighting a parking ticket, starting a new job or business, buying a house, planning for your retirement or just minding your own affairs, the law is in your face. Sometimes it's a no-brainer. If you're charged with a crime, you probably need a lawyer and fast. Other times it's not so obvious.
People hire lawyers for advice and expertise all of the time, in all kinds of situations.
When your finances or liberties are in serious jeopardy, get legal help. An simple possession charge is a brush with the law, but you need not consult with an attorney to pay the fine or even to fight it. However, if you've been caught with a nice little garden in your closet and you have been arrested, you may want to hire a lawyer who can help you best resolve the situation, and perhaps save you money and hopefully keep you out of jail. You don't have to be in trouble to call a lawyer, and you don't have to be mad at someone or at the end of your financial rope either. In non-adversarial situations, use common sense and a little bit of business savvy in deciding if you might benefit from good advice of counsel.