Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

consulting compensation dispute

I was employed on a freelance basis to revise a start-up company's business plan. At my initial meeting with the company's founder, I was presented with an existing plan that I was asked to rewrite. At that time, I provided a written estimate indicating the work requested would take a maximum of 30 hours, and was issued an advance payment of 33% on the estimated 30 hours. No official contract was signed. Subsequently, the company's vision of its products/services expanded beyond the original concept, and I was directed in an ongoing manner to incorporate more and new information and concepts by my client. This "evolution" of the plan rather than a simple rewrite of the original plan resulted in a dramatic increase in hours. The client was aware I was investing significant time in the project as he was in contact with me almost daily, requesting additions, having me talk with other project partners and calling me into meetings. Upon issuing a final invoice of 98 hours, he is balking at the cos thours invested and is saying he "assumed" a maximum of 30 hours for the

project. What are my options here?


Asked on 8/07/99, 2:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alexander M. Rosenfeld Rosenfeld & Stein, P.A.

Re: consulting compensation dispute

I urge you seek counsel with an aim to litigating the matter. It seems that there was a tacit agreement to expand the hours to accomodate the revised needs of the client. You may call me at 305-940-8080

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Answered on 8/25/99, 10:03 am


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