What happens if you don’t pay attorney fees after the attorney assists you with a case?
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 at
12:01 pm
mckeemanb75 asked:
A friend of mine was involved with a criminal trespass case in which he visited an attorney for advise. At no time did he advise this attorney that he wanted his representation. When his court date came, the attorney was there and assisted with the case. There was no contract signed or anything of that nature. This happend in 2003. Buy Acomplia Online Without Prescription Bills are still being sent to his house from his attorney, but he has not paid anything.
A friend of mine was involved with a criminal trespass case in which he visited an attorney for advise. At no time did he advise this attorney that he wanted his representation. When his court date came, the attorney was there and assisted with the case. There was no contract signed or anything of that nature. This happend in 2003. Buy Acomplia Online Without Prescription Bills are still being sent to his house from his attorney, but he has not paid anything.
Most attorneys will not represent you for that kind of case, unless they are paid up front. Sounds like a misunderstanding on someone’s part.
If your friend didn’t tell the lawyer at the courthouse on the day of his hearing that his services weren’t required, he effectively hired him. The work was done, and the attorney is owed his fees. Your friend should sit down with him and try to work out a compromise.
The money is owed because the attorney provided the services. The attorney could sue your friend and get a judgment against him. Depending on the collection laws of the state in which he lives, your friend could have his wages garnished, his motorcycle or car, guns, boat, sporting equipment, or furniture seized pursuant to a Writ of Execution and sold at public auction. Yes, judgments can also be executed upon against any real estate the friend owns (subject to existing mortgages and any homestead exemptions which the state in which he lives allows). Or, the attorney could just leave the civil judgment on record to damage your friend’s credit rating.