The Judgment stack
Mr. Ingham knows how to stack a Small Claims Judgment so that the dollar amount awarded to you is layered and continues to grow in amount until your Defendant pays the Judgment in full.
Unrepresented Plaintiffs routinely leave at least some layers of the award on the table, which can end up costing them hundreds or possibly even more than a thousand dollars.
Immediate payment?
At your Trial, assuming the Judge awards you a Judgment, Mr. Ingham will likely request immediate full payment. In the event your Defendant is unable to issue immediate full payment, Mr. Ingham will likely request your Judge order a payment plan.
For a debtor with a job but no ability to make immediate full payment, a court-ordered payment plan is often the practical outcome, and it is one worth embracing. The debtor is now paying on a schedule which was ordered by your Judge, and a missed payment tees up the enforcement tools with no further argument about whether they owe you the money.
The mailing formality that matters
One housekeeping duty falls on the winner: the requirement to mail a file-stamped copy of the Judgment by first-class mail to the other party, and to follow up the mailing by filing a certificate of mailing with the Court Clerk. It is a small but important step that TSC Law will handle for you.