Scared of lawyers? Don’t be.

Take the mystery and fear out of dealing with lawyers with the inside scoop on why lawyers act the way they do. This sometimes humorous, sometimes disturbing exposé shares stories of Melody’s first terrifying experiences in a law school classroom, the first time she made a witness cry, the harsh realities of day-to-day lawyering, and why it is easier to invade a small country than file papers in some courthouses. Interspersed are helpful hacks—practical tricks you can use right away to keep lawyers from ruining your life.

This book is also published under the more politically-correct title of Lawyers Decoded.

Also available on Amazon in paperbook and ebook versions

Praise for Melody

“What a delightful read! This is a book I had no idea that anyone needed, but everyone should read.” - MCF

“A light-hearted but informational (hand)book about lawyers. It is entertaining and a little irreverent.” - JML

“The author … takes an inherently complicated and very difficult subject and presents it in a friendly, conversational style.” - SN

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About Melody

Melody A. Kramer is an award-winning and Amazon bestseller author, trial lawyer, speaker, and innovator in the legal profession.

Melody's inaugural book “Why Lawyers Suck! Hacking the Legal System, Part 1” is an expose on the real life of lawyers, how they are taught, the pressure-filled environment in which they work, and why they appear to their clients and colleagues to, well, suck. She is now working on the follow-up book “Managing Mercenaries: How to Hire, Fire, and Work with Your Lawyer.” She has also published a Dr. Seuss parody explaining cannabis law, “Green Leaves and Brownies.”

Melody graduated from the University of Nebraska, College of Law (Order of Barristers) in 1993 and began her legal career in Lincoln, Nebraska handling criminal, juvenile, and civil cases, and also served as a Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Children. She later moved to California and turned her focus to complex business litigation. She currently lives in San Diego with her daughter (also a writer) and two rambunctious kitties who love to chew on her manuscripts.

Ms. Kramer has been nominated for Connected Women of Influence's "Woman of Influence Award" in 2016 and 2019, been published in The Well News and other magazines, and featured on Caravan to Midnight with John B. Wells, SGTReport with Sean Turnbull, Amazing Authors & Brilliant Books, She Means Business, Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond, and other internet radio shows.

Other books by Melody

  • Green Leaves & Brownies

  • Lawyers Decoded

  • A Practical Guide to AB 2257

  • The Art of Managing Mercenaries

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