public IHttpActionResult Put(LawyerViewModel lawyer)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return(BadRequest("Not a valid model"));
            }

            using (var ctx = new LawyerDbEntities())
            {
                var existingLawyer = ctx.Lawyers.Where(l => l.Id == lawyer.Id)
                                     .FirstOrDefault <Lawyer>();

                if (existingLawyer != null)
                {
                    existingLawyer.Name        = lawyer.Name;
                    existingLawyer.Surname     = lawyer.Surname;
                    existingLawyer.Initials    = lawyer.Initials;
                    existingLawyer.DateOfBirth = lawyer.DateOfBirth;
                    existingLawyer.Email       = lawyer.Email;
                    existingLawyer.Gender      = lawyer.Gender;
                    existingLawyer.Title       = lawyer.Title;

                    ctx.SaveChanges();
                }
                else
                {
                    return(NotFound());
                }
            }

            return(Ok());
        }
        //Get action methods of the previous section
        public IHttpActionResult PostNewLawyer(LawyerViewModel lawyer)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return(BadRequest("Invalid data."));
            }

            using (var ctx = new LawyerDbEntities())
            {
                ctx.Lawyers.Add(new Lawyer()
                {
                    Id          = lawyer.Id,
                    Name        = lawyer.Name,
                    Surname     = lawyer.Surname,
                    Initials    = lawyer.Initials,
                    DateOfBirth = lawyer.DateOfBirth,
                    Email       = lawyer.Email,
                    Gender      = lawyer.Gender,
                    Title       = lawyer.Title
                });

                ctx.SaveChanges();
            }

            return(Ok());
        }
        public IHttpActionResult Delete(int id)
        {
            if (id <= 0)
            {
                return(BadRequest("Not a valid lawyer id"));
            }

            using (var ctx = new LawyerDbEntities())
            {
                var lawyer = ctx.Lawyers
                             .Where(l => l.Id == id)
                             .FirstOrDefault();

                ctx.Entry(lawyer).State = System.Data.Entity.EntityState.Deleted;
                ctx.SaveChanges();
            }

            return(Ok());
        }