QUESTION
If a civil defendant acts as his own lawyer, can he later ask the court to over turn a judgement by default using a lawyer
Asked on Oct 10th, 2012 on Civil Litigation - New Jersey
1 ANSWER
You are not obligated to continue to represent yourself just because you began that way. You can retain a lawyer to represent you. However, it is difficult to overturn a judgment.
Answered on Oct 11th, 2012 at 4:20 PM