November 9th, 2009 | 
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- ISBN13: 9780452295742
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The next best thing to having a lawyer in the family.
Can you win monetary damages for bad sex? Can you get fired for being too fat? Can you sign your mother-in-law into a nursing home against her will?
For anyone who’s ever had a legal question that seemed too odd or embarrassing to seek counsel, So Sue Me, Jackass! is a surprising and entertaining collection of factual and funny Q&As that combines engaging wit and sensible legal advice. At… More >>
I am enjoying this book. Written with lots of humor on real law issues. Very easy read–before you know it you’ve read 40 pages. I usually read fiction, but this has been a delightful heads up to real-life issues. I am surprised by the unusual lawsuits which are happening out there.
The authors have discovered how to bring the legal world to non-lawyers in an oft times humorous and interesting book. I recommend it to all who like to laugh while learning.
Rating: 4 5/ 5
So Sue Me, JACKASS! by Amy Epstein Feldman and Robin Epstein is a book that will answer all the legal questions you’ve been afraid to ask – no matter how outlandish they may be – and it does it in a practical, easy to understand and humorous way.
Amy is a nationally syndicated legal columnist and general counsel for The Judge Group, Inc., an international business solutions provider. She’s been asked every question you can imagine and then some. Friends, relatives and employees go to her for a multitude of reasons, not the least being she doesn’t charge them $200 per hour for a consultation. Her sister Robin is an author, stand-up comic and former sitcom writer. She convinced Amy she should write a book – that it would be incredibly useful for people who don’t have a relative who’s a lawyer. Robin is a television writer but she shares a love of the law with her sister. Together they wrote So Sue Me, JACKASS!
The book is divided into topics and written in a question and answer format that is easy-to-use and fun to read. The sisters offer sanity-saving legal advice that entertains while giving you peace of mind. I was hooked as soon as I started reading Chapter 1: Your Job – Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It’s Off to Sell Your Soul to the Devil You Go! Amy answers such questions as – Is it illegal to make people work on National holidays? The short answer is NO. Or how about: Do you have any rights when it comes to a smelly coworker? Well, it depends where you work. The sisters offer some practical advice in case your town doesn’t have an official policy for stinky employees. Boy, I could have used some of this advice in my previous life as a municipal drone. But even if the questions don’t pertain to your life they’re still informative and entertaining. The author’s stories and humor make them a hoot to read. It’s useful and fun and highly recommended.
There is a disclaimer. This book is not meant to be a substitute for getting your own lawyer should you need one. As Amy says “Let the very first piece of legal knowledge I bestow be this: He who acts as his own lawyer has a jackass for a client.”
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Your Job
Chapter 2: Your Money
Chapter 3: Your Love Life
Chapter 4: Your Kids
Chapter 5: Your Online Profile
Chapter 6: Your Home
Chapter 7: Your Pets
Chapter 8: Your Ride
Chapter 9: Your Health
Chapter 10: Your Death
Chapter 11: Rights You Don’t Have
Chapter 12: Our Conclusion
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Rating: 5 5/ 5
Funny, informative, a great reference for those us who don’t want to spring for the cost of a call to a lawyer. Great stories interspersed with solid legal advice make it an easy read and well worth the price.
Rating: 5 5/ 5
Hilarious! Informative! Accessible! Legalese can be so confusing and costly. But for less than $20, you can get great advice that will make you laugh.
Rating: 5 5/ 5
Anything involving the law typically makes my eyes glaze over. But as this book makes all too clear, we live in a world where we’re constantly a step away from getting embroiled in legal doo-doo whether we like it or not. Questions like: “Can my ex legally post nude pictures of me on the internet?” and “Can my boss fire me for putting on weight?” are best considered before they happen. I wound up reading the book in two days — each of the many briefly related topics is both potentially useful and very engagingly written.
Rating: 5 5/ 5