Justice Law Firm
Module 7 Lesson 2 Mastery Assignment, Mary Aker
Before reading, here are some vocabulary words...
- Plaintiff- a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
- Defendant- an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
- Complaint- a formal statement naming the defendant and describing the lawsuit
- Summons- authoritatively or urgently call on someone to be present, especially as a defendant or witness in a law court
- Pleadings- a formal statement of an action or defense
- Pretrial Conference- a conference held before the trail begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery, proceedings and to define the issues to be tried
- Mediation- a form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties to a lawsuit meet with a neutral third- party in an effort to settle the case
- Arbitration- a dispute is resolved by an impartial adjudicator whose decision the parties to the dispute have agreed, or legislation has decreed, will be final and binding
- Trail- the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause
- Preponderance of evidence- the greater weight of the evidence required in a civil lawsuit for the trier of fact to decide in favor of one side or the other
- Verdict- a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
- Appeal- apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
About the Law firm
The Trail
This law firm is perfect for either a plaintiff or a defendant. We help with your complaint or defense. We also help with your pleadings for the trail. We also offer mediation for an arbitration. We do attend an pretrial conference for free. This law firm checks the preponderance of evidence for relevancy of the case. The judge will summon the defendant, but we make sure that you are while prepared. We have a 100% success rate. We also get the verdict we want and have never had an appeal.
Contact information
Email: justiceisright@lawfirm.org
or call: 123-456-7890
or call: 123-456-7890