Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

what happens when a nonprofit cannot afford to hire an attorney in a civil law suit?

We are victims of a harassment style civil lawsuit claiming breach of contract (when the other party breached) our insurance has denied claim because of specific way opposing counsel worded the lawsuit. They refuse to alter wording so we have exhausted our small reserves and founding individuals have no more personal $ to pay attorney - case has not even got a trial date. We have sent numerous offers to settle that are basically walk-away offers for us just to bring an end to things and we get no where. Now we are out of $$ and court is looming... what is a small nonprofit corp to do?


Asked on 4/05/12, 4:30 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Find the money to hire counsel, or face a default judgement against you. If you have no money, that means there isn't much point continuing assistance. You may be forced into BK. As long as the judgment would not attach to individuals, that sounds like your best course of action.

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Answered on 4/05/12, 5:33 pm
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

If you don't have the money to hire an attorney, then the other side is wasting time in pursuing you for a judgment they will never collect.

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Answered on 7/08/12, 9:24 pm


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