How to Win in Small Claims Court in Texas: With Forms (Take the Law Into Your Own Hands) [Paperback]

William R. Brown (Author), Mark Warda (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1995 | Series: Take the Law Into Your Own Hands

Filing a small claims case allows you to have the court determine your legal rights in cases of up to $3,000. Designed to be more simple and "do-it-yourself' than typical court cases, small claims court can still be very complicated unless you know the process and language of the courts. How to Win in Small Claims Court in Texas simplifies and thoroughly explains everything you need to know to successfully handle your own small claims case, whether you are the plaintiff or defendant. Complete with court terminology, step-by-step instructions and the forms you need, this book makes filing or defending suits in small claims court inexpensive and hassle-free. This book explains in simple language: Whether you have a valid case How to file your case Arguing your case Defending your case Settling your case Countersuing Rules of evidence Using expert witnesses Following rules of evidence Collecting your judgment Garnishing wages

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About the Author

William R. Brown received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy and served as an officer in the United States Army for five years. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He has practiced law in Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas, for fifteen years. He is currently in private law practice in Arlington. Mark Warda received his B.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He practiced law in Clearwater, Florida, then gave up a busy practice to publish self-help law books. He has written or co-authored over sixty self-help law books, including How to Start a Business in Texas and How to Make a Texas Will. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Galt Pr; 1st edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572480122
• ISBN-13: 978-1572480124
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,155,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of help!, November 8, 2007

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This review is from: How to Win in Small Claims Court in Texas (Paperback)

This book has the info you need to sue in small claims court in Texas and win. It would be better if it had a few more details, and the forms in it are only for Harris county, and they are probably dated even for Harris county. However, the forms do ask for the all the information you are likely to need for any county, so after you fill them out you can get the correct forms for your county and just transfer the information.

Now, this is only half the book. The other half gives you the information you need to actually collect any money you are awarded, since it's not a given that winning the suit means the person you sued will immediately hand you a check. This is really good information to have.