That letter. The one with the official seal that makes your heart sink a little when you see it in the mail pile. It’s about: “Information on Debt Collection”. When I first beheld one, I had a knot in my stomach. Is this real? Well, I forgot such a big bill. Doubt hits you right […]
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What Is a Notice of Intent to Sue? Think of it as a warning shot. Somebody is threatening to put you into court but has not yet made any filing. It is as though it is foretelling a message before the real conversation. The letter usually spells out: Here’s the thing though. All notices do
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I believed I had my pleading just right. Everything included captions, facts, and claims. After which my mentor walked around three sections and said, “Where is the rest? My stomach dropped. Basic pleadings are only the beginning it turns out. Some circumstances require additional information. Offend them, and your case may be dismissed before you
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You have that sick feeling when you hear that somebody is just lying about you? Perhaps it is a former business associate that is informing the customers that you have robbed them. Or someone who lives next to you writing on Facebook that you are a criminal. It is something, whatever it may be, and
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You have literally just left the courthouse. Instead of jail time, the judge said probation. Relief washes over you. Then the truth sinks in: what does this mean? I recall the first day when I was explaining to a person who had never been in the court system what probation was. Their hands were shaking.
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I recall my first time in a court, when I could see a case dismissed even before it began. The attorney had not observed the elementary principles of pleading. The experience taught me the most important lesson that it is not enough to know the law but to present your case in a proper manner.
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