Book
Represent yourself in court : how to prepare & try a winning case
Edition
8th edition.
Publication Information
Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2013.
Physical Description
543 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm
Summary
"Be your own lawyer and save on attorney fees -- with help from Represent Yourself in Court. The simple yet thorough instructions you'll find in this complete guide to self-representation in civil court will help you: file court papers prepare your evidence and line up witnesses handle depositions and interrogatories "--
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
- Going it alone in court
- The courthouse and the courtroom
- Starting your case
- Pretrial procedures
- Investigating your case
- Settlement
- Pretrial motions
- Proving your case at trial : the plaintiff's perspective
- Proving your case at trial : the defendant's perspective
- Selecting the decision maker
- Opening statement
- Direct examination
- Cross-examination
- Closing argument
- Exhibits
- Basic rules of evidence
- Making and responding to objections
- Organizing a trial notebook
- Expert witnesses
- When your trial ends : judgments and appeals
- Representing yourself in family court
- Representing yourself in bankruptcy court
- Help beyond the book : people, places, and publications.