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Fighting Foreclosure on Either Side of the Courtroom

Explore strategies for fighting foreclosure in court, whether you’re defending against a lawsuit or suing your lender to save your home.

You carry yourself a different way when you know how to file a lawsuit. Empower yourself with a simple guide on handling a civil lawsuit.

Learn to draft a legal complaint for civil court with our detailed guide, empowering you with the structure, tips, and pitfalls to avoid.

Don’t let a debt collection lawsuit ruin your background or steal your wages. You can fight back without a lawyer, but you can’t walk away.

Explore our step-by-step guide to the civil court process, designed to empower you with the knowledge to navigate litigation confidently.

Explore essential tips and resources for self-represented litigants to navigate legal research, from finding laws to courtroom preparation.

Get expert tips on preparing for oral argument with our guide. Boost confidence and master courtroom presentations as a pro se litigant.

The best way to fight a lawsuit is with strong affirmative defenses that avoid liability even when the facts in the complaint are all true.

When you file a civil complaint, the defendant may move to dismiss your case. Learn the grounds for responding to a motion to dismiss.

Learn the top nine essential steps to take after you’ve been served a court summons or complaint.

A motion for summary judgment says no relevant facts are disputed, so your opponent deserves to win as a matter of law. But you can beat it.

You’ve been sued. Avoiding missteps in your motion to dismiss will help you present a strong argument that increases your chance of success.

Democracy gives us the right to represent ourselves in court, but a pro se litigant without a Personal Practice of Law is setting up to fail.

The presence of “fake cases” in legal briefs drafted by ChatGPT is a challenge for pro se litigants looking for reliable legal resources.

Motions help parties in a lawsuit communicate and move the case along. Explore practical strategies to use when responding to a motion.