A Video Guide to Small Claims Court
LessonsInLaw.com is pleased to announce our first video, A Guide to Small Claims Court, is now available. We have a series of videos planned covering many of the topics we write about but this first…
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Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel
Res judicata and collateral estoppel are two very important legal concepts which often arise and which few pro se litigants understand. We are gradually going to add additional articles to LessonsInLaw.com on more complex and/or…
Arbitration – One Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (Video included)
In an earlier article we discussed the most common form of alternative dispute resolution, more commonly referred to as ADR, mediation. In this post we are going to discuss arbitration, which is much more complicated…
I Found A Foreign Object in My Food, Can I Sue?
The simple answer to this question, which every lawyer hears a hundred times, is; “Yes, you can sue.” However, the follow up answer is, “No, I won’t represent you and no, it isn’t a good…
Holiday Season is a Great Time to Do Discovery
If you are pro se (aka pro per or representing yourself) then you need every advantage you can get. One of these is to catch them other side when they aren't at the top of…
Be an Aggressive Pro Se but Be Prepared
This article is going to be about two topics that combine in many ways, being aggressive and being prepared. I really don't like to use bad language in a post but there is a saying…
Discovery and Legal Research are the Most Important Skills of Being Pro Se
The real problem with representing yourself against a debt collector, in a divorce, or any other lawsuit is that you don't have as much knowledge as you need. You will never know as much about…
What is a Default Judgment?
In civil cases when someone is sued they are supposed to file an "Answer" after they are served with the lawsuit. That is the legal term for an initial response in a lawsuit. It can…