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January 2, 2020 By Sonja Ebron 12 Comments

Why We Built Courtroom5 For Self-Represented Litigants

Platform for self-represented litigants

Not every self-represented litigant needs a Case Management platform. But when you’re in real litigation — in a knock-down drag-out fight for something valuable — you need to get up to speed, get people to help, and get it together. Tools, training, and community: that’s Courtroom5.

Tagged With: Courtroom5, legal analysis, legal case management, legal research, rules of civil procedure, toolset

March 15, 2019 By Debra Slone 1 Comment

Maximize Your Chances Of Getting Custody Of Minors After A Divorce

Getting Custody after a divorce

When it comes to custody proceedings, preparation drives the results. You want to persuade the judge that you deserve custody. Pivotal to your success is making a strong case with research, attitude, and behavior so you have the best chance of being the one still standing at the end of the day.

Tagged With: child custody, custody evaluation, divorce, legal research

August 14, 2018 By Debra Slone 2 Comments

The Skills You Need To Be Effective In Court

skills you need to be effective in court

If you had the right tools to succeed in court on your own, you’d file the right documents at the right time, effectively argue your case, and cite appropriate laws. You’d respect but not cower to judges and lawyers, have knowledge and a strategy to implement, use terms like prima facie, subject matter jurisdiction, and res judicata properly, take charge of your case, and fight with confidence.

Tagged With: case analysis, civil procedure, legal argument, legal research, litigation strategy

July 5, 2018 By Sonja Ebron 4 Comments

Lawyers Routinely Fail At Legal Research, So Stop Being Intimidated

failing at legal research

How many citations did the opposing lawyer include in that last filing? Did you study each one and look for conflicting case law to sway the judge back to your view? Or did you assume you couldn’t match the lawyer’s research skills and throw yourself on the mercy of the court? A new study says you shouldn’t be so intimidated by a lawyer’s citations. It turns out lawyers overlook relevant legal authorities all the time. And if you find the authorities they’ve missed, you can run away with your case.

Tagged With: CaseText, intimidation, judges, legal research

May 14, 2017 By Sonja Ebron 7 Comments

The Effective Pro Se Litigant — Ingredients And A Recipe

effective pro se litigants

Google “pro se litigant” and you’ll see lots of articles for lawyers and judges on how to handle us, but very little on actually becoming an effective pro se litigant. That’s a shame, because civil court dockets these days are filled with cases involving only one lawyer, or none at all. Here’s what being effective looks like, and how to get there.

Tagged With: legal argument, legal research, litigation strategy

June 2, 2016 By Sonja Ebron 16 Comments

That Time I Beat An Eviction With Case Law

beat an eviction

The difference between a legal argument and your personal opinion is legal authority. Whether statute, procedural rule or appellate case, you win by backing your position with some law. Here’s the story of how a legal aid lawyer helped stop my eviction by sharing an appellate case.

Tagged With: Case Manager, civil legal aid, eviction, legal research

January 14, 2016 By Sonja Ebron 8 Comments

Beware Of Form Over Substance In Representing Yourself

form over substance

When you need to represent yourself in court, it can be tempting to simply fill out a legal form and file it. You want to believe the court clerk or lawyer who gave you the form has your best interests at heart, and perhaps they do. But forms are designed to speed up your case, not to help you win.

Tagged With: legal forms, legal research, legal writing, litigation, oral argument

February 5, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 17 Comments

Legal Research For the Pro Se Litigant

Legal Research for Pro Se Litigants

The difference between an essay and an argument before a court is legal research. When you show a judge that the legislature has weighed in on your issue, or an appellate court has ruled your way in a similar case, then you’re probably going to win the day. Far too many of us are intimidated at the […]

Tagged With: Google Scholar, Justia, Legal Information Institute, legal research

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