Warning: former employee took trade secrets

Has anyone dealt with something like this? I'm not sure what my options are.

former employee took trade secrets. I've been dealing with this for about 5 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves software/code I developed over the past 26 months. I do not have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

What are my legal options here? Is it worth pursuing?

Just want to point out — the statute of limitations might be a factor here. In some states it's as short as 1-2 years. Don't sit on this too long.

Every time I see a post like this...

I ended up having everything documented, which cost about $3-6 but saved me a lot more in the long run.

Have you tried reaching out to your state's bar association? They sometimes have free resources or mediation services.

I've dealt with this before.

What worked for me was filing with the appropriate government agency. It took 4-8 months but was worth it.