What are my rights?

Well don't make this more complicated than it has to be. I am not a first year Law student taking contract classes. You practice Law and Iam sure you do a large amount of this type of civil disputes. My advice was based on what most people would do before contacting an attorney. I know you might like to hear post like this where someone advises to contact an attorney and nothing else. Besides I think she was interested in what measures to take without the use of an Attorney cause apparently she had done buisness with this person on several ocassions and didn't want any hard feelings. Originally Posted by acp5762

Perhaps you need to comprehend what was said before you choose to backhand his intentions. He gave her free advice on how to write the letter (very well stated advice I might add). Along with this post SJ has given away thousands of $$ in advice here on eccie and even more on the former aspd.

If you mean that I'm some kind of drum-beater for people paying lawyers when they don't need to, that's absolutely ridiculous. In fact, if you read my post, it's a short-course on writing a demand letter without the need of an attorney. And it's just one of thousands of such posts I've written here and on ASPD for the past 9 years without being paid a penny. Originally Posted by ShysterJon

Did you ever respond to the original poster with information on how to write a demand letter? I don't recall seeing that you did. You responded to my post, which in a sense you came off rather flameing. I felt you were trying to incinuate I would'nt pass a course in Contract Law if I was a first year Law Student. then you went on to outline the contigencies that are involved in writting a Demand Letter. For the life of me, I can't understand why you didn't just respond to the OP right off the top and bypass responding to my post all together.

Did you ever respond to the original poster with information on how to write a demand letter? I don't recall seeing that you did. You responded to my post, which in a sense you came off rather flameing. You first stated I would'nt pass a course in Contract Law if I was a first year Law Student. then you went on to outline the contigencies that are involved in writting a Demand Letter. For the life of me, I can't understand why you didn't just respond to the OP right off the top and bypass responding to my post all together. Originally Posted by acp5762

Of course I provided information on how to write a demand letter. I criticized your legal advice because it's WRONG. You are not a lawyer. In Texas, offering legal advice without being a lawyer is a crime. You may think I'm picking on you, but you persistently, repeatedly, and continuously offer legal advice in this forum that is WRONG, and it's perfectly reasonable for me to point that out. People may read your advice and rely on it to their detriment.

Of course I provided information on how to write a demand letter. I criticized your legal advice because it's WRONG. You are not a lawyer. In Texas, offering legal advice without being a lawyer is a crime. You may think I'm picking on you, but you persistently, repeatedly, and continuously offer legal advice in this forum that is WRONG, and it's perfectly reasonable for me to point that out. People may read your advice and rely on it to their detriment. Originally Posted by ShysterJon

I wasn't giving her any legal advice to the extent it would be criminal. People who are not lawyers give out legal advice all the time in the course of conversation. They are not committing any crime in Texas or any other state. If someone is not a lawyer but openly portrays himself as one in the course of giving legal advice and even wants compensation then you may have a point. The Op doesn't think I am a Lawyer giving her advice and I didn't tell her I was a Lawyer. Now you may not agree with what I told her and thats fine. I can take constructive critizcism but you nor anyone else will tell me I've committed a crime.

Perhaps you need to comprehend what was said before you choose to backhand his intentions. He gave her free advice on how to write the letter (very well stated advice I might add). Along with this post SJ has given away thousands of $$ in advice here on eccie and even more on the former aspd. Originally Posted by Boltfan

Well thats commendable. It's not unusual for a lawyer to offer free legal consultation.