Your statement of purpose should be about a paragraph long. The court has placed the most commonly used forms on line as a resource.Please be advised that the forms detailed below are intended to be a guide. Reserve your insulting comments. Avoid accusing opposing counsel of un- professional conduct. Disclaimer. The following sample letters are to be used as a guide or example, and must be adjusted to suit your client's needs. While some slip and fall settlements can be resolved in a matter of months, others can take years, even for the most experienced attorney. We examined 288,846 civil cases that were filed in a sample of 52 districts. See In re Letters Rogatory out of First Civil Court of City of Mexico, 261 Fed.