Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court - Couverture souple

O'Neill, Cara

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1413333443 ISBN 13 : 9781413333442

Editeur : NOLO, 2026

Synopsis

You don't need a lawyer when you know how to present a winning small claims case.

Preparing for your day in court can make the difference between receiving a check and writing one. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court explains the steps necessary to successfully sue someone or defend a case in small claims court, including how to:

• determine the case's value


• draft a demand letter


• negotiate a settlement


• file and serve papers


• present supporting evidence


• question witnesses, and


• collect money when you win.

This edition includes powerful negotiation strategies and bargaining tips that are not only used by lawyers and businesspeople to settle disagreements before trial, but that apply in other situations, such as when buying a car or negotiating employment and other contracts. You'll also find sample letters, legal forms, and links to other resources, including an online statute of limitations chart to help you determine when you must file a case.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cara O'Neill is a legal editor and writer at Nolo specializing in bankruptcy
and small claims litigation. Cara authors several Nolo book titles,
including How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, The
New Bankruptcy, and Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court. She
also coauthors Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law, The
Foreclosure Survival Guide, Solve Your Money Troubles,
and Credit Repair, and edits several more. Before joining Nolo,
Cara practiced law for over 20 years in civil and criminal litigation, bankruptcy,
and administrative law. During that time, she served as an administrative law
judge, took dozens of criminal and civil cases to jury verdict, appeared before
the California Court of Appeals, and taught undergraduate and graduate law
courses. She earned her law degree in 1994 from the University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law, where she served as a law journal editor and graduated
as a member of the Order of the Barristers--an honor society recognizing
excellence in courtroom advocacy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: NOLO
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1413333443
• ISBN 13: 9781413333442
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible