But, he said, a lot of what lawyers do is to give out simple information, “and this Arnold did well.” His mother said that her son answered questions for a couple of years. “The legal advice he gave to a thousand or so people along the way might not have withstood the scrutiny of the finest legal minds,” Lewis wrote. But others came to his defense, and within two weeks, he was ranked the No. He changed his profile on to read: “15-year-old intern attorney expert.” This confession unleashed a barrage of criticism from some quarters. When people began asking for his phone number and fee structure, Arnold decided to tell the truth.
“Why grown-up people with grown-up problems took him seriously was the great mystery Arnold didn’t much dwell on - except to admit it had nothing to do with his legal training,” which, of course, was nonexistent. “In a few weeks, Arnold had created a new identity for himself: legal wizard,” Lewis wrote. 3 rated expert in criminal law, answering questions like, “Can a parole officer prevent a parolee from marrying?” Over two weeks, “Wyrick” received and answered more than 900 questions, Lewis said. Once that happened, Lewis related, Arnold wanted to do even better, so he began calling himself “a law expert with two years of formal training in the law” and gave himself a new name: Justin Anthony Wyrick Jr., which he thought had a more authoritative ring. Several months after Arnold launched himself on the site, he was ranked 10 out of 150 or so experts. Soon, he had signed himself up as an expert, claiming to be 25 and giving himself the handle LawGuy1975.Ī rated experts by the number of questions they answered, the speed at which answers were given and the quality of the advice.
Arnold, whom his mother described as “my big teddy bear,” at 6 foot 1 and 300 pounds, had started answering questions on when, while doing biology homework, he noticed a legal question he could answer.
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