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 wacky they might be, and it does it in a way that’s practical, easy to understand, and fun.
Amy is a nationally syndicated legal columnist and general counsel for The Judge Group, Inc., a provider of international business solutions. She’s been asked every question you can imagine and then some. Friends, relatives, and employees of hers come to her for a multitude of reasons, one of which is that she doesn’t charge them $200 an hour for a consultation. Her sister Robin is an author, comedian, and former sitcom writer. She convinced Amy that she should write a book, which would be incredibly helpful for people who don’t have a relative who is a lawyer. Robin is a television writer, but 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 is both entertaining and reassuring. I was hooked as soon as I started reading Chapter 1: Your Job – Hey hey hey he’s gonna sell your soul to the devil! Leave away! Amy answers questions like: 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 city doesn’t have an official policy for stinky employees. Boy, could I have used some of this advice in my earlier life as a municipal drone. But even if the questions do not relate to your life, they are still informative and entertaining. The author’s stories and humor make them a lot of fun to read. It’s useful and fun and highly recommended.
There is a disclaimer. This book is not intended to be a substitute for getting your own lawyer should you need one. As Amy says: “Let the first legal insight I bestow be this: He who acts as his own lawyer has an idiot for a client.”
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Your work
Chapter 2: Your money
Chapter 3: Your love life
Chapter 4: Your children
Chapter 5: Your Online Profile
Chapter 6: Your Home
Chapter 7: Your Pets
Chapter 8: Your walk
Chapter 9: Your health
Chapter 10: Your death
Chapter 11: Rights You Don’t Have
Chapter 12: Our Conclusion
Publisher: Feather (September 29, 2009)
ISBN: 978-0452295742
Paperback: 320 pages
Price: $15.00
