Legal Question in Business Law in California

I am a PI. An attorney contracted with me on behalf of her client in regards to a civil matter. The contract is "attorney for client" but she had the client write and initial that he is ultimately responsible for the bill. I have been working on this case for two years and have had to beg him for three payments. He is refusing to pay me so I am going to have to sue in small claims court (amount is $6400). His attorney has made no payments on this account.

My question is this: since his attorney contracted with me for her client but he initialed that he (client) was responsible for the bill, do I sue both the attorney and the client or just the client or just the attorney?


Asked on 10/22/14, 4:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Frank Natoli Natoli-Legal, LLC

If what you are saying is that the written contract states that the responsible party is the client, then you sue the client. The narrative is just not clear regards to what is on the contract. What do you mean the contract is "attorney for client?" What do you mean "he" initialed that he the client was responsible? Did the actual client guarantee payment or not?

If you're absolutely not clear, sue them both and let the lawyer then ask the court to be dismissed if in fact she is not on the hook.

Kind regards,

Frank

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Answered on 10/22/14, 4:35 pm


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