At left, Michelle Johnson, managing attorney for the Detroit-Wayne County office of Legal Aid and Defender Association, speaks to attendees at the workshop on small claims court. At right, Johnson stands with Tomika Horne (left), an LAD staff attorney, and Isabella Rowan, a librarian at Henry Ford Centennial Library.
Photos by John Meiu
Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (LAD) conducted a free workshop for residents of Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties on how to represent themselves in small claims court and collect money judgments on Feb. 12 at Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn.
Michelle Johnson, managing attorney for LAD's Detroit-Wayne County office, conducted the workshop.
"Small claims court is for settling money disputes of $5,000 or less," Johnson told attendees.
Small claims court is less formal and time-consuming than higher courts, Johnson said, but the plaintiff waives the right to be represented by an attorney, the right to a jury trial and the right to appeal the court's decision.
LAD is the largest provider of free civil legal services to low-income residents of Michigan. It serves metropolitan Detroit through its offices in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. It also represents criminal defendants in Wayne County and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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