Realize...

It's funny how some people can't see the other side of a situation. They take what they have for granted and use the kindness of a familiar face to their own gain.

I guess this is why Lawyers were created. They see in black and white and don't allow a person who might try to capitalize on someone's generosity to get that close to what is not theirs. The nice things about Lawyers (and there aren't many) is that they can undo past mistakes for the benefit of "the good guy".

Think of people who pour thousands of dollars into insurance packages and get nothing when the need for insurance arises; then, miraculously the Lawyer swoops in to save the day. Sure it costs some money, but they can take your situation from bad to good or at the very least, fair (enough).

What is the #1 uttered threat in North america? Well besides "I'm gonna Kick your ass" it's "You'll be hearing from my Lawyer", problem is that at the end of the day a lawyer can't fix the reason you are in the situation in the first place which is far more likely to have to do with another Money man...

The Phsychiatrist. You can tell them any problems you have from laziness to promiscuity or even poor money habits and they will likely manage to tie all of this to an event in your childhood where you should have been diagnosed with ADHD after you ran in the yard until you puked one day.

The Psychiatrist can reassure you that the problems you have were likely not your fault at all and that makes you nice and warm and fuzzy. And after all isn't that worth more than money?

Lawyers and Psychiatrists... helping you to prove that it's not your fault and that someone along the way (long before them) screwed up, for a small large fee. Sounds like a Contractor or Mechanic to me... "Well somebody did this wrong to start with, now I have to fix it".