Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court - Softcover

Warner Attorney, Ralph

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9781413307627: Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1413307620 ISBN 13: 9781413307627
Publisher: NOLO, 2008

Synopsis

All the tools and information you need to successfully present and win your case in small claims court.

The only guide to Small Claims Court that provides tips by former judges, Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court helps you bring or defend your small claims suit without a lawyer. This legal primer shows you how to build your case, present evidence, and covers in detail what to expect when you have personal injury, auto damage, dry cleaning damage, or landlord/tenant issues.

Thorough preparation for your day in small claims court can make the difference between writing a check and receiving one.

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information, tips and strategies you need to sue someone successfully, or put up a winning defense. Find out how to:

  • write a demand letter
  • file and serve papers
  • prepare a winning presentation
  • prepare and present evidence
  • line up persuasive witnesses
  • figure out your damages
  • mediate a settlement
  • collect money when you win

    The 12th edition is completely updated with a current appendix of small claims rules and limits, an expanded discussion of mediation, and more advice from real judges and commissioners.

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    About the Author

    Ralph "Jake" Warner,widely recognized as a pioneer of the do-it-yourself law movement, Warner founded Nolo with Ed Sherman in 1972. He began publishing do-it-yourself law books written by him and his colleagues after numerous publishers rejected them. Warner holds a law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and an undergraduate degree from Princeton.

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    Publisher
    NOLO
    Publication date
    2008
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    1413307620
    ISBN 13 
    9781413307627
    Binding
    Paperback
    Number of pages
    528
    Rating
    • 3.79 out of 5 stars
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