Breach of commercial lease

You should review the complaint and file the answer and all affirmative defenses and possible counterclaims. You may want to Google the term affirmative defenses to explain and provide samples. You cannot miss the response date or you risk a default judgment so carfully review the summons.

If you cannot get legal counsel for full representation, I would still strongly recommend that you see if an attorney would assist you on a limited representation. In this representation the attorney does not enter an “appearance” and they will just act as a resource to discuss your matter and assist on strategy and procedure.

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