1. Build a one-page event timeline with exact dates.

2. Add contracts, receipts, invoices, and payment records.

3. Add photos/screenshots with dates and short captions.

4. Print communication records (texts, emails, letters).

5. Prepare witness list with names and what each witness saw.

6. Number every exhibit and add a matching exhibit index.

7. Bring at least three full copies to court.

Use a simple exhibit index with numbered tabs.

Bring payment history and demand-letter proof.

Document all pre-filing communication attempts.