Be Your Own Lawyer
Winning is never strictly about a court judgment. It’s more about aligning your goals with a strategy to achieve them. Harassing the other side with discovery or raising their litigation costs above the value of the claim are tactics every litigant should consider. Being able to use them is what winning looks like for the pro se litigant.
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Why spend your litigation time wasting resources and going crazy? There are so many things you’d rather be doing than litigation. But since you’re in it, you want to make the most of it. Right? So, avoid activities that don’t advance your goals or strategy.
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You’ll likely fall back on your TV knowledge the first time you get sued. It won’t be long before you realize you’re out of your depth. You’ll feel confused, overwhelmed and desperate. But once you get your emotions under control, there are really only three things you need to do.
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As the appellant writing an initial brief, you must persuade the appellate court that the case should be reversed because of a lower court error. In answer, your opponent has to convince the appellate court that the lower court decision is sound. Going first puts you in a powerful position. Your actions in the initial stages of the appellate process matters, and the brief is front and center. Do that right, and you improve your chances of getting that rare reversal.
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Courtroom5 has developed a set of tools to ease the fear and drudgery of going to court without a lawyer. The Courtroom5 Toolset is designed instead to help self-represented litigants be more knowledgeable, organized, and effective in court. Check it out.
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Litigation is a slow process – until it’s not. When you don’t feel you have enough time to prepare for a court date, or you’re afraid you won’t meet a filing deadline, move for a delay with a motion for continuance or motion for extension of time.
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You sweated through a motion to dismiss or a summary judgment. It took months to complete discovery. You made it through many hearings. Now, you wake up screaming at night. You have cold sweats. Your stomach feels as if Lilliputians are tap dancing on it. It must mean it’s time to go to trial. Here are some trial survival tips.
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Courtroom5 is proud to announce our participation in the LexisNexis LegalTech Accelerator program for 2019. LexisNexis’ is the best legal research and business intelligence source on the market, and our selection for this program reflects the industry’s renewed commitment to access to justice for regular people. We look forward to working with LexisNexis and joining a prestigious group of other startups in this year’s cohort.
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The secret to finding your footing in court is a solid litigation strategy. Not only does it give you a roadmap to victory, it forces you to analyze your strengths in the case and your opponent’s weaknesses. It also guides your legal research throughout the case and prepares you to make a good showing in front of a judge. The most important thing is to ask the right questions about your case. Here are some questions to get you started.
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As the plaintiff in a major victory in federal court, Brian Vukadinovich has learned enough to write a manual for the pro se plaintiff. This short but comprehensive manual is filled with helpful tips on the entire process of bringing a lawsuit to trial, and winning it. Is it difficult to represent yourself in court? Yes. Is it doable with the right preparation? Absolutely!
And if you need help representing yourself in civil court, it’s time to join Courtroom5.
