A Checklist of practical issues that plaintiff's counsel should consider before commencing a lawsuit in a Georgia trial court. These issues include the merits and costs of litigation, the need for immediate relief, whether the plaintiff can collect on a judgment, the availability of alternative dispute resolution, whether plaintiff's counsel must or should send a pre-suit demand or notice letter, parties to name in the lawsuit, whether the court has jurisdiction over the case and the defendant, proper venue, bar admission, and finding and retaining local counsel.