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.

Label exhibits clearly for both ODR and hearing use.

Keep repair estimates, receipts, and communication threads together.

Save service records and any ODR settlement messages in one folder.