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Checklist: Items to Bring to Your Attorney
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If you are in a dispute regarding the purchase of goods or services, your attorney will want to examine the following documents and items in order to better understand the controversy and to enhance the odds of a successful resolution on your behalf.
____ Summons and Complaint from the other side, if any
____ ALL your files regarding the other party
____ ALL your correspondence with or regarding the other party
____ Calendars or daytimers if they refer to the other party
____ Phone logs and message pads if they refer to the other party
____ Contracts with the other party, if any
____ Warranties from the other party, if any
____ E-mails from the other party
____ Canceled checks
____ Bills or invoices
____ Receipts
____ Files from previous litigation
____ Files from previous attorneys
____ The actual item you bought, if it is portable
____ Any replacement you bought for the item, if it is portable
____ Any advertisements that led you to buy the item
____ Photographs of the item purchased
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