With my first divorce I sacked the first 3 lawyers (incomplete idiots!) and attended the family court for weeks to see how it worked to defend yourself.
(Highly recommended................the truth is of great value.)
Best bit of entertainment I have ever had in my life....................and all for free.
And I saved myself many thousands of dollars.
Most entertaining case was a guy that sent many cheques for hundreds of thousands to to south east Asia and could not recall the transactions.