Our bodies keep the score of the legal system. To some, it is direct, or primary, trauma, but to others, it is secondary trauma. This is true for many who encounter legal systems or even the lawyering process. Posttraumatic stress disorder (" PTSD") 1 is a state in which people who are directly traumatized, injured, or abused get stuck in a recurring cycle of physical, emotional, or psychological reactions to the memory of the trauma as if it were still presently occurring. 2 Symptoms can include flashbacks, avoidance, nightmares, anxiety, and depression. Secondary traumatic stress (" STS") can affect those in helping professions who bear witness to the traumatic stories of others. 3 Many symptoms of PTSD are also seen in those experiencing STS, including burnout, fatigue, depression, disruption of family life, anxiety, and substance abuse, with STS now included in the same diagnostic category as PTSD. 4 In this Article, we tell some of the stories of those who suffer because of legal systems or the lawyering