Overcoming the Devastation of Legal Abuse Syndrome
All courthouse personnel and public interest lawyers who wish to see citizen litigants given the propert opportunities for their day in court will find some background material and answers to help in solving this growing problem through the device of Karin Huffer's treatise, Overcoming the Devastation of Legal Abuse Syndrome.  --Frank Alan Herch, Esq, Director Clark County Law LibraryBankruptcy attorneys can end up with compassion fatigue from watching what their clients are going through. --Commercial Law Bulletin September/October 1997Hopefully this book represents the tip of the iceberg of a Dialogue between the courts and those who offer counsel to litigants. --Frank Herch, Director Clark County Law Library, 1997Huffer describes how many victims of white-collar crime, court abuse and bureaucratic bungling have come to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of having brushed up against various phases of our legal system.  --Alan M.Dershowitz, Professor, Harvard Law SchoolHuffer has raised a significant issue for strategies for justice system reform.  --Law Librarians (LISP) NewsletterKarin Huffer's book on Overcoming the Devastation of Legal Abuse Syndrome, published by Fulkort Press, has an ominous subtitle: Warning: Protracted Litigation can be hazardous to your health.  This insightful book offers numerous case studies on the invisible cumulative stressors complicating recovery from dealing with the justice system. It can be used as a self-help manual or a textbook for legal and health professionals.  The methods outlined for dealing with losses and grief during litigation are sound and meet the standards of managed care.  The victimization felt in the court system is well documented and validating to those who have experienced similar devastation of their belief systems.  The burdensome duration, economic oppression, misinformation, character assassination and betrayal felt during and after legal proceedings are discussed.  As therapists, we try to establish a climate that enable clients to feel empowered by their interactions.  The legal system doesn't off the same climate.  Karin Huffer is a Las Vegas therapist, specializing in empowering the citizen litigant and assisting her clients in correcting the stress and pain she has identified as Legal Abuse Syndrome.  --Roberta Hartman VanderVoort, MS, MFT President Nevada Chapter American Association of Marriage and Family TherapistsKarin makes a very strong case for civil litigants to feel more empowered. --John S. McGroarty District Court Judge Eight Judicial DistrictPeople find that they have a legal systemn that corporate lawyers play well, but doesn't allow people to obtain justice. --San Francisco Chronicle  Reynolds Holding May 18, 1997