[PLUG] deadbeats on contracts. . .

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Wed Dec 17 06:12:02 UTC 2003


On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Karol Kulaga wrote:

> It looks like the best thing right now is to file in small claims court,
> but we are looking for some other options, such as repossession
> / putting a mark on the company's credit record. It would be nice to
> have a lawyer actually work for us, but the limited amount that they
> owe us doesn't exactly seem to attract lawyers who don't want money up
> front.

  A couple of years ago I had a sub-contract to a couple of geologists. When
the client refused to pay my bill for new work done more than a year after
the original work, the geologists sided with the client!

  I contacted my lawyer and let him handle it. My standard contract includes
language that the party at fault pays attorneys' fees and that invoices not
paid after 15 days _may_ accrue interest from the date of issuance.

  To make a long story short, what would have been an $8,000 bill cost the
client more than %11,000 because of interest and legal fees. I paid about
$1,200 up front, but got about a third back later. Was it worth it? You bet
it was!

  Eric Young, Esq.
  1300 NE Linden Ave./PO Box 594
  Gresham, OR 97030
  503-667-6173 ext. 107

  He's good and he's fun to have working on your side. A simple letter from
him may solve your problem. In my case, we told them we were filing suit the
next day and the geologists showed up with a check for the full amount -- a
certified check, btw -- at 4:00 pm.

Rich

-- 
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
<http://www.appl-ecosys.com>




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