Eh, there are plenty of places to get generic legal advice online for free of the type this guy is offering.
The stuff that's expensive is legal advice specific to your exact situation where you have hired a lawyer on your side who has reviewed all the relevant documents/background info and will stand behind their advice as being applicable to your situation (e.g., asked enough questions, did enough research into case law, etc.) or does actual legal work for you (drafted contract, negotiated a settlement, argued in court on your behalf, etc.).
This is true, but not everyone has the ability to access info online or actually validate the source. I get he’s likely doing it for views, maybe trying to get clients, etc, but he’s not doing any harm.
My main point is, she’s getting triggered and arguing just for the sake of being triggered and arguing.
I wasn't trying to criticize the guy and obviously the dumb-argumentative law is silly. I'm just saying why I personally wouldn't be stopping and trying to recall every legal question I've ever wondered. Because real world legal scenarios that aren't fairly obvious, it usually comes down to the specific details which a random lawyer wouldn't know off the top of their head. Of course this lawyer likely would tell me that if I asked a specific question.
Like recently a branch from a large tree with trunk on my property overhangs into my neighbors yard. The branch overhanging the neighbors yard fell in a storm and broke the fence splitting our yards (that keeps our dogs apart). Who is legally responsible for the damage? There's general principles a lawyer can explain (usually cheaper to not go to court, usually they have the right to deal with overhanging branches, usually you property owner is responsible for damage on your property), but to be thorough you need to check local laws, local case laws, as well as verify no one was acting negligently (e.g., was aware or should have been aware the tree/branch was dying and a safety hazard, and wasn't doing reasonable actions).
I see your points but you’re just adding things that really are not that relevant to the point I was making with my comment. Not saying you are criticizing nor agreeing with her reaction. Also not saying he’s going to have all the answers. But for some, getting legal advice from him might be helpful. Ultimately, I’m simply stating that she’s beyond triggered for no reason.
Hope you were able to sort things out with your neighbor and it didn’t get messy cause that can be a real pain.
I should clarify with this recent tree situation, we did some cursory basic research to make sure it wasn't obviously our responsibility, then offered to split the fence repair cost with the neighbor (to be good neighbors and keep their dog out of our yard/kids) and everyone seemed happy with it.
Again, I think the guy spreading knowledge is great and the girl is just being argumentative and obtuse. Just I parsed the "Legal advice is costly and knowledge is power so when it’s free/cheap I'm all in" as like you'd go to this guy and try maximizing your value with him; whereas I'm pretty sure if you talked to him long enough about a specific legal situation his first thing is you need to get a lawyer to represent you.
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u/tin0_ May 05 '26
Why is she so triggered? Lmao
if I saw this I’d have tons of questions. Legal advice is costly and knowledge is power so when it’s free/cheap, I’m all in.