Require a court of record. Require the plaintiff to take the oath/affirmation and get on the stand. Require the plaintiff to show how he was injured, and to show the injury. Require the witnesses and evidence. --- Oops. Can't do any of the above, because when you hire an attorney, you become a ward of the court. This means that anything you say doesn't have any meaning except that the judge and the attorney allow it. And, the attorney's first allegiance is to the court, not to you his client.