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Your firm has taken my case. What now? Learn about the legal process and how we win cases.

The first part of the legal process is called "discovery."  During discovery, the lawyers for the plaintiff (you) and the defendant (the person or company you are suing) try to discover what evidence exists in the cases at hand and how this evidence proves or disproves the claim.

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