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.
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.
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.