Michigan Legal Help has tools to fill many kinds of forms but we do not cover all areas. You may have a blank form that you need to fill out on your own.Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel. For example, a lawyer may file supplemental pleadings or answers, stipulations, or in camera disclosures to the court with opposing counsel present, etc.2. In full representation cases, opposing counsel can only talk to your lawyer and should not communicate directly with you. This Handbook is designed to help people with filing civil lawsuits in federal court without legal representation. Proceeding without a lawyer is called proceeding "pro se," a Latin phrase meaning "for oneself. Local General Rule 2. IN THE CrRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WAYNE. As advisor, a lawyer provides a client with an informed understanding of the client's legal rights and obligations and explains their practical implications.