I am being served with legal papers because someone I don't know . I am told that he wrote a bad check and hand wrote my name as a referance...

Question

I am being served with legal papers because someone I don't know . I am told that he wrote a bad check and hand wrote my name as a referance on the check. I have told the lawyer that I don't know this person. I will have to miss work and lose money by going to court. Do I have any course of action to either get paid or avoid having to go to court

Answer

See if the attorney will accept your testimony in an affidavit