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Some examples of the legal services
which can and often must be performed in
civil litigation are described as follows:
which can and often must be performed in
civil litigation are described as follows:
- Consultation with authorized personnel & making decisions as to revisions in documentation to reduce costs of
litigation, what claims to pursue & how to pursue them including setting up & monitoring small claims procedure in
house
- Investigation of problem situations and location and resources of adversary
- Written demand & follow up
- Pre Litigation Settlement Negotiations
- Presuit assessment of probable fees and expenses and probability of success
- Preparation and filing of petition, letter soliciting settlement, requests for disclosures, admissions and production
and interrogatories
- Secure service of process- citations (State courts) or summons (Federal courts) issued by clerk:
- Continental United States: certified mail, process server or Secretary of State
- Foreign Countries: Letters Rogatory, process server or Secretary of State
- Pretrial Motions
- Objection to jurisdiction- special appearance
- Response to Special Appearance
- Petition for Removal from State to Federal Court
- Response to Petition for Removal and Motion to Remand to State Court
- Objection to venue in State Court- Motion to Transfer Venue
- Response to Motion to Transfer Venue
- to retain case on docket
- for default judgment
- for summary judgment
- in Limine to limit opponent's evidence at trial
- Discovery:
- Interviewing witnesses
- Online research
- Production & duplication of documents
- Depositions
- Trial preparation
- Trial
- Appeal
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