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Step-by-step filing help · Not legal adviceGuided intake, deadline checks, and draft-ready documents you can review before filing.
$39.95 for 30 days · All guided situations included · Court-format checks
Each guided offer explains the problem, then walks you through facts, deadlines, missing information, next steps, and available draft support.
Traffic ticket
Understand the citation, spot defenses, and assemble a response plan before your appearance date.
Best for response deadlines within 7-21 days.
Delivers: Case summary • Deadline warnings • Response checklist • Draft motion or answer starter
Landlord & tenant
Organize the rental relationship, issue, documents, timeline, property conditions, and requested outcome before choosing a response or filing path.
For lease, notice, rent, repair, deposit, property-condition, and eviction concerns involving either side of a rental relationship.
Delivers: Role-specific case summary • Missing-information checklist • Deadline warnings • Issue-specific checklist • Editable draft starter where supported
Eviction notice or case
Focus the intake on possession, notices, service, lease and payment records, court papers, deadlines, property conditions, and each party's requested outcome.
For tenants responding to an eviction notice or case and landlords organizing a documented eviction filing path.
Delivers: Role-specific case summary • Missing-information checklist • Deadline warnings • Eviction response or filing checklist • Editable answer or petition starter where supported
Debt collection
Organize the account history, validate the claimant, and prepare a first-pass answer or response packet.
Designed for fast answer deadlines after service of a complaint.
Delivers: Case summary • Missing-info list • Answer checklist • Draft answer to complaint
Custody or parenting modification
Capture the order history, current schedule, and changed circumstances for a modification request.
Useful when orders need to change quickly around school, safety, or parenting-time issues.
Delivers: Case summary • Missing-info list • Parenting issue checklist • Draft modification petition or motion
Bench warrant or probation violation
Map the hearing posture, alleged violation, and immediate next steps before contacting the court or appearing.
For urgent criminal procedure questions where timing and appearance planning matter.
Delivers: Case summary • Deadline and hearing warnings • Next-step checklist • Draft motion or appearance notes
Record expungement
Check the timeline, disposition, and filing details needed to start an expungement request.
Built for eligibility screening and first-pass petition drafting.
Delivers: Eligibility summary • Missing-info list • Court checklist • Draft expungement petition
Built for the moment you realize you need to respond, not just research.
Ask clear questions about your case, charges, court process, and deadlines. Get answers tailored to your state and county.
Generate editable motions, letters, and filing drafts from guided templates. Review, revise, and download before any court date.
Track response deadlines and hearing dates in one place. Stay organized with filing windows tied to your case details.
Map your case from intake to outcome. Understand what typical next steps look like and what decisions you face.
Practice answering likely questions before you walk into a courtroom. Build confidence with simulated exchanges.
Access state-specific playbooks covering criminal, traffic, family, and civil matters — written for non-attorneys.
No. Lexis Defender is an AI-powered research and drafting tool. It does not provide legal advice and is not a substitute for an attorney.
People representing themselves (pro se) in court — traffic citations, misdemeanor charges, civil disputes, small claims, and family matters.
Individual access is one $39.95 payment for 30 days and does not renew automatically. See our pricing page for full details.
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