My lawyer is worthless, right?

[Stephen Lassiter]

I saw a lawyer yesterday to get advice on becoming a first-time landlord and I feel like it was a big waste of time and money. I feel like BiggerPockets forums provide better legal advice than this guy.

When he told me that I don't need to retain my rental application records, I became worried that this lawyer isn't giving me good advice. Then, he also told me I don't need to document my tenant screening criteria and that I should rent to males instead of females because "in his generation" females were tougher on properties. 

I should fire this guy right?

I've learned a ton on BiggerPockets, but I felt like I should visit an attorney to validate what I'm learning here. I'm not crazy am I? This guy is giving terrible advice right?