Introduction : "What? Me? Go to court?" -- "Why is this happening?" -- "How did I get here?" : the path to litigation -- "What is motivating everyone?" -- "Why is this taking so long?" -- "Now do I get my say?" : interrogatories, depositions and how to survive them -- "Where are we?" : the foreign territory of the courtroom -- "Who are all these people?" -- "Am I going to win this thing?" : the trial itself -- "Do I still get to have a life?" : self-care during litigation -- "Where do I go from here?" : the aftermath of litigation.