Your task is to prepare a demand letter. You have talked to your client, done some research and are ready to compose. Many lawyers, pressed for time, revise a form letter or use one written in a similar case as a template.

You tell yourself that you just want to “get the ball rolling” by opening up a line of communication with the adverse party. Your rationale for this cursory approach is likely influenced by your belief that cases rarely settle at the demand letter stage.

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