PositiveLaw; By Shawn Alexander Attorney-at-Law

Be honest and never lie to your lawyer or your doctor. Be prepared to take notes because the lawyer has some good free advice that will normally cost several hundred dollars an hour to hear. Follow that advice or get a second opinion, but do not ignore what you are told. The lawyer may not want to take your case and if he or she is busy they will let you know and refer you to someone who can help. “Can Help”, are the key words, say for instance you want the punk down the street castrated for getting your little princess pregnant, that is just not the type solution the law presently follows. However, eighteen years of child support is more in line and according to some people, more effective and painful. Therefore, when talking with a lawyer, please keep in mind there are only a few fixes for almost all problems available to the legal system. I like to tell people money is the universal fix, second is stopping the offending action, and third is putting things back and doing what was agreed. The later is very rare and the former the most common. So if you don’t want money the legal system is probably not the right venue for you. I often hear, “we will own them”, I usually say, “well not so much”, when something bad happens and you may have a claim and get a judgment that is still a long way from owning someone, in fact that went out a long time ago. You may only be entitled to what it takes and you can prove, (yes, you have to actually prove it) will undo the wrong you suffered at their hands. So just because you are right doesn’t mean it is worth your time to seek legal remedies. I try and explain that full blown litigation will be a huge pain in the ass and you are paying to gamble and you may lose. The key is to keep an open mind and let the past go and look at future prospects.

1.                                                           INTRODUCTION 1-6

2.                                             WHAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY 2-8

3.                               GET IT IN WRITING WHILE YOU ARE IN LOVE. 3-14

4.         IF SOMEONE SAYS THERE IS NO TIME, STEAL SOME FOR YOURSELF. 4-22

5.         NEVER DENY ANOTHER MAN OR WOMAN THEIR SCAM FOR THEY MAY DENY YOU YOURS 5-24

6.                              MY SIMPLE FLOW CHART FOR LEGAL ADVICE 6-25

7.             FIND THE RULES AND READ THEM OR GET SOMEONE WHO CAN 7-25

8.                                   DON’T BELIVE EVERY THING YOU THINK 8-27

9.                                 THAT IS WHAT INSURANCE IS FOR DUMMY 9-28

10.           ALWAYS CONSIDER THE SOURCE & CAREFULLY CONSIDER YOUR AUDIENCE 10-29

11.       INSURANCE COMPANIES MAKE THEIR MONEY BY LOOKING YOU IN THE EYE AND TELLING YOU NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN, AND THEN PUTTING THE MONEY INTO A DRAWER AND KEEPING IT CLOSED. 11-29

12.                                  NEVER KICK A PERSON IN A BLACK ROBE 12-30

13.               IF YOU ARE NERVOUS IT WILL SHOW OR IN OTHER WORDS THE PENALTY FOR LYING IN COURT IS WORSE THAN ACIDENTALLY KILLING YOUR EX 13-31

14.                                         DON’T BREAK THE RULES DUMMY 14-33

15.       YOU CAN TALK YOUR WAY INTO TROUBLE, BUT YOU CAN’T TALK YOUR WAY OUT 15-34

16.                                           ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS STUPID? 16-36

17.                   DON’T LEND MONEY UNLESS YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT. 17-36

18.                           YOU CAN FIGHT CITY HALL AND YOU CAN LOSE. 18-36

19.           YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY AND THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS, LOOK AROUND 19-39

20.           CON ARTISTS CAN ONLY GET YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU GIVE IT TO THEM 20-40

21.                          NEVER BELIVE A PROMISE, VERIFY THEN TRUST 21-41

22.                                     IT IS NOT ILLEAGAL TO LIE, USUALLY 22-43

23.                   NOTHING WILL WAKE YOU UP LIKE A BELIVABLE THREAT 23-44

24.               AN IMAGINED RESULT IS ALWAYS MORE THREATING THAT AN OVERSTATED THREAT 24-44

25.                                     DELIVERY IS HALF OF THE MESSAGE 25-44

26.           WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE SHOOTING DUCKS IN BARREL LOOK OUT FOR BAZOOKAS, GERNADES, AND LAND MINES 26-45

27.                                  TIME IS GOING BY ANYWAY SO GO FOR IT 27-45

28.                                      GREEDY PEOPLE ARE EASY TO READ 28-46

29.               BY DEFINITION A RATIONAL MIND CANNOT UNDERSTAND AN IRRATIONIOAL THOUGHT 29-46

30.                        A SURE BET IS, YOU WILL GET WET WHEN IT RAINS 30-50

31.       REMEMBER UNLESS YOU SCREWED THEM ALL THEY REALLY WANT IS MONEY 31-51

32.               WHEN SOMEONE SCREAMS IT TAKES YOUR ATTENTION AWAY 32-52

33.           YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE RESTURANT WHERE YOU GOT FOOD POISONING 33-53

34.           NEVER CHEAT THE TAX MAN, BUT HEY, YOU CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT 34-56

35.                          LIFE IS TOUGH SHUT UP AND TAKE YOUR LUMPS 35-59

36.                                                  TIMING IS EVERYTHING 36-59

37.       YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW SOCIETIES’S RULES OR YOU WILL GET A TIME OUT 37-60

38.                           GRAVITY ALWAYS WINS OR DARWIN WAS RIGHT 38-61

39.           IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG LONG ENOUGH IT BECOMES RIGHT 39-61

40.                                         IT NEVER HURTS TO OFFER LESS 40-61

41.           PUT THE BLINDERS ON THEM OR TAKE THEM OFF OF YOURSELF 41-61

42.                                          DO GOOD FIRST, THEN DO WELL 42-62

43.                                         CLEANING UP MAKES YOU HAPPY 43-62

44.                              IF IT FLYS, FORNICATES, OR FLOATS RENT IT 44-62

45.                                   SOME PEOPLE SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE 45-62

46.                                             WHAT WOULD YOUR DOG DO? 46-62

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The Legal system is our system to sort out rights and responsibilities. I as a primarily civil practitioner the whole system revolves around money. Criminal law surprisingly revolves around keeping people out of jail and the proper punishment of those found guilty of some misdeed or other and almost completely ignores our inherent need for justice for a victim.

Most people come to a lawyer with a problem or project and sometimes even a desired outcome. If that is case great, we can work on it. Sometimes people just want somebody to listen to them and get some feedback and that is OK as well. Occasionally a client will say that something just isn’t fair, right, or is plain wrong and it is hard to disagree with them because those are truly subjective measures developed by society to guide us in day-to day dealing with each other. However just because something is just plain wrong doesn’t necessarily mean the legal system is equipped to deal with the client’s issue. I frequently use the old adage “it is a legal system not a justice system.” By this, I mean the guy who cut down your trees or smashed your car isn’t going to personally fix them next weekend. Now this seems logical but when a major invasion of your daily life has screwed up your plans it is easy to see why justice should be reasonable.
Sorry, as reasonable is firmly defined by the legal system and your neighbors’ kid fixing your window isn’t it. Get over yourself and take the settlement to put you back where you belong, and if you were throwing rocks get ready to pay for a window maybe some curtains and the clean up. The world is very complicated and the law tends to put things in categories to sort them out, if you have a big problem and you think or know it will impact you and you care , get out the yellow pages and find a lawyer that offers a free half an hour consultation on the subject of your concern and make an appointment. If it is with me I will frequently say, yes you are right, and it is not fair ‘shut up and take your lumps life is tough” or “Yes you are right and just how much of that can you take to the bank”

The legal system can only do a few things for you. However, it can do a lot, “to you” and none of them are good, so you should avoid litigation if at all possible, yes I am a lawyer. I always try to ask my clients, (when I remember.) What will make you happy? Then we discuss how the system can or cannot help them get what they want. As you expect this is a reality check for my clients and sometime myself.
I usually start by point out that happiness is fleeting and life is 80% daily grind, 10% total disaster, 5% Ok and if you are lucky 5% happiness. Your results may vary. I have found a conversation explaining just meeting the basic human needs can result in happiness and even people with vast resources and time to enjoy them will not necessarily be happy. Unless you appreciate what you have, you will never be happy. The best way I have found to be happy is to share your resources.

Now anyone who has known me since I was a rotten kid, will choke on their laughter because as an older brother and generally larger guy and bully, I have always said “sharing is for the weak.” Anyone not strong enough to hold on to what they want, doesn’t really deserve it in the first place. This also works for those who want something bad enough to fight for it. However, after you get what you want sometimes it loses its luster and appeal and you may see that only the battle is what you wanted, not the prize. This pattern I see repeated often. I frequently use the old adage “be careful what you wish for” I love adages old and new, so get used to it.

This publication is for philosophical and educational entertainment and should be used as such. I have attempted to segregate this book into section as follows Criminal, Civil and everything else.   This site is under construction and like our roads this is a slow and painful process.

This is a website intended to help people resolve issues using the common sense that seems to be in short supply.

Shawn Alexander 360-376-6820