How do you respond to a complaint? You can choose fear-, or anger-driven responses, like crying or cursing the plaintiff. Or, you can do what so many others who cannot afford a lawyer do. Nothing. That will get you out of the case quickly. Is that what you want? Luckily, there are multiple good ways to respond to a complaint. Using four people in four different states with the same problem, we’ll explore four acceptable first responses to a complaint.

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