Legal Question in Business Law in New York

I don't think you are going to like my answer but I'm going to be brutally honest. What you need is a lawyer.

The issues you've raised are very minor technical issues. If these are tripping you are up, I can't see how you're going to get far without making a critical mistake. I have practiced litigation going on 25 years and I still make occasional errors. The rules of evidence, alone, are a nightmare--and the rules of evidence are only one, small section of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.

You wouldn't perform open heart surgery on yourself; what makes you think you should try to be your own trial attorney? The only difference between the two is that you can't physically perform heart surgery on yourself. In fact, litigation is probably more difficult than surgery because a surgeon doesn't have another surgeon sitting across the table trying to undo the sutures he or she just put in.

Also, you don't get special treatment because you are a Pro Se. The law requires judges to treat a Pro Se litigant as if he or she is a represented party.

Lastly, if you can't find a lawyer to handle your case (and there are a zillion starving lawyers out there, many of whom are willing to work almost for free), it's very likely that you don't even have a case.

I mean all of this with the greatest sincerity. I hate to see well-meaning people like you put so much energy into a lawsuit only to come up empty. And I see it all the time.

Best of luck.