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When you just
got served.

The packet is in your hands. The plan is keep it, find the deadline, and get a lawyer on this. These notes exist so that first call is useful instead of panicked.

General information from a research tool. Not legal advice. Not a law firm.

First hour

I Got Served Papers. What Do I Do First?

Someone just put a stack of papers in your hands. Keep the packet, find the deadline, call a lawyer. Here is how to walk into that first call able to brief them.

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The clock

How Long Do I Have to Respond to a Lawsuit?

Your response deadline is usually printed on the summons and counted from the day you were served. Find that date, then get it in front of a lawyer this week.

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Same company

I got served. Now what.

The landing page for people who typed that phrase. Same company as these notes — not a second product. Same research-tool rule: general information, not legal advice. Then get a lawyer on the packet.

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