Thanks for all the very informative replies, and sorry to reply so late myself.
I always planned on talking to a lawyer, but I absolutely hate to go into timed/paid meetings with someone when I don't have a clue about what's going on. I wanted to get a better feeling for what I was dealing with and figured people on the list could give me an idea of what the standard was. Thanks again, Brian On 10/14/09, tedd <t...@sperling.com> wrote: > At 10:01 AM -0700 10/14/09, Kristina Anderson wrote: >> >So true. Unless the total value is less than $5,000 (in NYS that's the >>small claims court limit), or over $75,000 (because if it's not, good >>luck finding an attorney who will come out of their torpor long enough >>to take your call)...basically with the way things are, you're out of >>luck. >> >>So really a smart thing to do with anyone you don't trust (aside from >>not working for them) is to keep things in increments of $5,000 or less >>if possible... >> >>Kristina > > > That's really a great way to handle the money your client is going to > pay you In-State. In other words, keep the amount regarding the > current project below the small claims court threshold -- check your > own State for limits. > > The problem that most of us have, or at least me, is that the > majority of my clients are out of State (some out of country). I > seldom have recourse in small claims court. And even if I do win > venue, then there's the matter of collection. While the court may > award you the right to collect, it doesn't guarantee that you will > collect or even help you find where their money is. Most people think > that when you win that the court somehow gives you a check, but that > is far from the truth. You have to do the collection yourself OR hire > someone to collect for you, which can be very expensive. > > Cheers, > > tedd > > PS: I had to look up "torpor" -- good word. > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation > -- Sent from my mobile device Brian O'Connor _______________________________________________ New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation
