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Product Description
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 New York 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
About the Author
James L. Rogers received his law degree from Suffolk University. He has written extensively on a wide range of legal subjects. Rogers has worked for several law firms and a biotechnology company concerning patent and related intellectual law property matters.
Mark Warda received his BA in Political Science from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his JD from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He has studied at the University of Oxford, England and in Barcelona and Cologne.
He has been a lawyer for over 25 years and has written or coauthored more than seventy self-help legal guides. He has recently returned to actively practicing law full time in addition to continuing to write from his Florida home.