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"How to Start a Small Claims Case" Seminar

(February 3, 2006)

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How to Start a Small Claims Case (high-speed connections only; Windows Media format; Run time: 35 min. 31 sec., for a full-screen display, as the video is playing right-click on the desktop and choose Full Screen)
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Written Transcript

In this Community Seminar, Court Attorneys Aaron Hauptman and Susan Avery, along with Court Clerk James Lopez, explain how to start a Small Claims case. The Small Claims Court provides a less expensive and simple way for people to resolve their legal problems involving cases of small amounts of money (less than $5,000.). The seminar covers how to be a "PRO" - Prepared, Realistic, and Organized.