LJ Brain Trust, local edition: lawyer recommendations?

[aithne]

I have a friend who needs to consult with a lawyer about a lease they need to get out of.  Local to the south end is good but not required, and someone good with contract law or rental law would be very good.

Comment or send email.

Thanks!

Comments

[breklor.livejournal.com]

"Lawyer" is a word that is made from two words, "law" and "yer".

And see, what a lawyer will do is interpret the law for yer, hence the name. In olde English "to law" was a verb meaning "to provide legal counsel (to)", so one would say "I'm gonna law yer," and the bastardization stuck.

[zondrrrah.livejournal.com]

Have them call 211 and ask for legal aid. They can recommend a lawyer that does tenant-landlord stuff.