We will prepare a complaint, a document containing the facts of your case, and asking for certain “relief.” The defendant(s) will be served a copy of the complaint and typically within 30 to 60 days will then file an answer to the complaint. The “answer” may merely be a piece of paper denying the allegations made in the complaint. After that, the lawyers may meet to figure out the different dates for all the steps in litigation through the trial date or they may immediately begin the discovery phase of the case. There is often a significant lapse of time between the complaint being filed and the discovery beginning in earnest, so please do not be alarmed if it seems like nothing is happening.