I think you probably need to hire a lawyer to look into this. Yes you can bring this in any court including small claims. You would need to do...

This depends upon the what the parties agreed to. Was it a bilateral agreement or was it 1 party agreeing to contribute on a case by case basis? ...

Both States require that an LLC have a registered agent in the State. That is something you can here a lawyer to do or another Vendor. Yes you...

Usually lawyers have a good number of cases to keep them busy, and no case stays "fresh" in a lawyer's mind until depositions need to be taken or...

No, once they are stated in the answer no need to respond. But be careful because affirmative defenses some times mask counterclaims that you may...

There are very strict rules about what advisors can and cannot do with client assets. You need a lawyers to help you.

This should be raised immediately before the arbitrator or you may waive the argument.

If he has filed a response it will be construed as an answer by a court. How much $ is involved in the law suit?

You should contact the credit card company and report the charge and ask that it be cancelled. The credit card company will investigate and...

As stated, local rules allow certain matters to determined on the papers without oral argument.