As someone who attempted to defend myself in court I can tell you that the process, forms, and procedures are beyond my ability to process and I spent days studying.
You also cannot find any lawyer who will argue this case for you because they would likely lose their license.
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Which is why people need to be able to defend themselves. Think of how much time I've invested just to be able to write this article. An attorney is a waste of money. It takes a lot of practice to not get derailed when using the Socratic method to uncover lack of evidence and there are no magic bullets but it's possible to keep the burden of proof on the prosecution, and it's possible to get stays and dismissals. When I can't handle things on my own, I personally just hire Marc. He's saved my bacon once on income taxes already.