How Small Claims Genie Works
From messy facts to a court-ready case plan, Genie walks you through the small claims court preparation process step by step.
Each step helps turn scattered information into something more useful: a case summary, organized evidence, a timeline, a damages breakdown, a demand letter, filing preparation, and hearing practice.
Tell the Genie What Happened
What you do
Answer plain-English questions about your dispute, who is involved, what happened, when it happened, and what you are owed.
What Genie does
Turns your answers into the beginning of a structured small claims case file.
What you get
A clearer starting point for your claim without needing legal jargon.
Upload Your Evidence
What you do
Add receipts, invoices, contracts, photos, screenshots, emails, text messages, and payment records.
What Genie does
Helps organize the materials around the facts, dates, parties, and damages in your claim.
What you get
An evidence structure instead of a pile of disconnected files.
Genie Reviews the Case
What you do
Provide the facts and documents you have so Genie can identify the important parts of the dispute.
What Genie does
Looks for key facts, missing information, important dates, and possible weaknesses in your case.
What you get
A better understanding of what supports your case and what still needs work.
Build the Timeline
What you do
Confirm the dates, events, communications, payments, promises, and missed deadlines that matter.
What Genie does
Turns the events into a clean chronological timeline the court can follow.
What you get
A clearer story that helps explain what happened and why your claim makes sense.
Calculate What You Are Owed
What you do
Enter the amount you are asking for and connect it to invoices, receipts, deposits, property damage, or money owed.
What Genie does
Breaks your damages into clearer categories and ties the amount to your evidence.
What you get
A damages breakdown that helps explain your number.
Generate a Demand Letter
What you do
Review the dispute summary, amount requested, deadline, and supporting facts before sending.
What Genie does
Creates a plain-English demand letter that explains the problem, states what you want, and shows you are prepared.
What you get
A stronger pre-filing letter that may help resolve the dispute before court.
Prepare Court-Ready Materials
What you do
Review the case summary, filing details, evidence list, and service documents needed for your small claims process.
What Genie does
Organizes your information into court-ready preparation materials and checklists.
What you get
A cleaner, more complete case package before filing or before your hearing.
Practice for the Hearing
What you do
Practice explaining your case and answering likely questions from the judge or the other side.
What Genie does
Runs mock trial-style questions, identifies weak spots, and helps you prepare for follow-up questions.
What you get
More confidence and less confusion when it is time to speak.
Present Your Case Clearly
What you do
Use your statement, timeline, evidence checklist, and damages breakdown to stay organized.
What Genie does
Helps you focus on the facts, evidence, and amount you are asking for.
What you get
A prepared presentation instead of scattered notes and random documents.
Example: From Dispute to Case Package
For example, if a contractor took a deposit and did not finish the work, Small Claims Genie can help you organize the contract, payment records, photos, messages, timeline, amount owed, demand letter, and hearing presentation around that specific claim.
Upload the contract, photos, messages, and payment records
Build a timeline of promises, payments, and missed work
Connect the requested amount to the evidence
Practice explaining the claim before the hearing
At the End, You Have a Case Package
Small Claims Genie helps you leave the process with organized materials you can use to file, serve, prepare, and explain your case more clearly.
Prepare smarter. Organize clearly. Present confidently.
Small Claims Genie is free to start. Pay only when you are ready to download your court-ready forms.