djdez - i agree, however i want to cover my ass as much as the lawyers do. the worst-case scenario is what i want to try to avoid.

a lawyer that sides with caution is the lawyer I want to work with. if you get a conservative judge, he's going to take matters to its most conservative conclusion, so that is who i want to prepare for. you would probably win after years in court, if you had the resources, but i don't want to spend years in court.