Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court
21st Edition
Published on 26. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-4133-3344-2 (ISBN)
Description
Win your small claims case!
You don't need a lawyer to succeed in small claims court if you know how to present your own case. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information, tips, and strategies needed to sue someone successfully or put up a winning defense. Find out how to:
- assess your case's value
- mediate an out-of-court settlement
- file and serve papers
- gather supporting evidence
- line up persuasive witnesses
- present a convincing case, and
- collect money when you win.
You'll find instructions for following the latest small claims court procedures and detailed explanations of the legal requirements for many common lawsuits.
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Edition
21st Twenty First ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4133-3344-2 (9781413333442)
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Cara O'Neill is a legal editor and writer at Nolo specializing in bankruptcy
and small claims litigation. Cara authors several Nolo book titles,
including How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, The
New Bankruptcy, and Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court. She
also coauthors Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law, The
Foreclosure Survival Guide, Solve Your Money Troubles,
and Credit Repair, and edits several more. Before joining Nolo,
Cara practiced law for over 20 years in civil and criminal litigation, bankruptcy,
and administrative law. During that time, she served as an administrative law
judge, took dozens of criminal and civil cases to jury verdict, appeared before
the California Court of Appeals, and taught undergraduate and graduate law
courses. She earned her law degree in 1994 from the University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law, where she served as a law journal editor and graduated
as a member of the Order of the Barristers--an honor society recognizing
excellence in courtroom advocacy.
and small claims litigation. Cara authors several Nolo book titles,
including How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, The
New Bankruptcy, and Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court. She
also coauthors Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law, The
Foreclosure Survival Guide, Solve Your Money Troubles,
and Credit Repair, and edits several more. Before joining Nolo,
Cara practiced law for over 20 years in civil and criminal litigation, bankruptcy,
and administrative law. During that time, she served as an administrative law
judge, took dozens of criminal and civil cases to jury verdict, appeared before
the California Court of Appeals, and taught undergraduate and graduate law
courses. She earned her law degree in 1994 from the University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law, where she served as a law journal editor and graduated
as a member of the Order of the Barristers--an honor society recognizing
excellence in courtroom advocacy.