Representing Yourself In Court (CAN)

Name: Representing Yourself In Court (CAN) | How to Win Your Case on Your Own
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How to Win Your Case on Your Own

Devlin Farmer(Autor*in)

Self-Counsel Press

Erschienen am 1. Januar 2020

224 Seiten

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Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Part One: Before the Trial
Chapter 1: Settlement and Alternatives to Court
1. What Is Settlement?
2. How to Get to Settlement: It Takes Two
3. Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution
4. Bill Eddy's BIFF Response
5. What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)?
6. Writing an Enforceable Agreement or Consent Judgment
Chapter 2: Learning the Law
1. Overview of Where Law Comes From
2. How to Know Which Laws Apply
3. How to Read a Case
Chapter 3: Filing in Court
1. Where Do I Start? Plaintiff's Perspective
Sample 1: Statement of Claim and Reply
2. Where Do I Start? Defendant's Perspective
3. Filing a Claim or Defence: Where Do You File?
4. Forms
5. Service
6. Organization
Chapter 4: Lawyers
1. Where Are the Good (Competent) Lawyers?
2. How to Get Free (or Low-Cost) Legal Advice
3. How to Deal with a Lawyer on the Other Side
4. How to Hire a Lawyer
5. When Don't You Need a Lawyer?
6. Lawyers and Misconduct
Chapter 5: Discovery: Sharing Evidence and Information
1. Discovery
2. What Is Evidence?
3. What Evidence Gets Shared in Discovery and How?
4. How Do You Do Discovery?
5. Preparation for an Examination for Discovery
6. Requests for Admission
7. What to Do When the Other Side Isn't Complying with Discovery Rules
Chapter 6: Motions and Temporary Orders
1. Common Motions
2. Estimating Time
3. Drafting an Affidavit for a Motion
4. Exhibits
5. Drafting a Draft Order
6. Scheduling, Filing, Service
7. Courtroom Etiquette
8. How Do You Make an Oral Motion When the Trial Has Already Started?
9. Costs
10. What If the Other Side Ignores a Temporary Order? Contempt
Chapter 7: Pre-Trial Procedures, Preparation, and Your Trial Book
1. Stress Management
2. Jury Trials
3. Pre-Trial Hearings and Conferences
4. Trial Preparation
5. Your Trial Book: Get (and Stay) Organized!
6. Your Book of Exhibits
7. Other Pre-Trial Preparation
Part Two: The Trial and Beyond
Chapter 8: Trial Day Proceedings
1. Typical Order of Trial Proceedings
2. Before You Leave Home
3. Default Judgement
4. Your Job at Trial
5. The Trial
Chapter 9: Witnesses
1. Subpoenaing Witnesses
2. Direct Examination
3. Cross-examination
4. Impeaching
5. Objections
6. Incriminating Testimony
7. The Expert Witness
Chapter 10: Exhibits
1. Getting in Your Evidence
2. Focusing on Documents
3. Photographs, Voicemails, etc.
4. Documents on Cross-Examination
5. Introducing Documents by Agreement
6. Strategizing with Your Witnesses about Exhibits
7. Exhibit Organization
8. Common Objections to Exhibits
Chapter 11: Closing Arguments and Wrapping Up
1. What Is a Closing Argument?
2. The Defendant's Closing
3. Logistics: The Defendant Is Done so What Happens Next?
4. The Judge during Closing
5. Jury Instructions
6. Proposed Findings and Draft Proposed Order
7. The Judge's Decision
8. Costs
9. You Won (You Lost): What Next?
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About the Author
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