Legal Question in Business Law in Pennsylvania
payment for services rendered
How does a company get payment from another company that will not pay for services rendered? Can they take action without optaining a lawyer?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: payment for services rendered
Just to expound upon Daniel's answer on filing the lawsuit, you may not need an attorney if the claim is not complicated factually, the amounts in dispute are not large (which would make it cost prohibitive to pay an attorney; e.g., if the amount in dispute is $230, then you would not want to pay an attorney because your attorney's fees would likely outweigh any recovery or 'winnings' that you would receive).
If you are a candidate for filing the lawsuit yourself, you would file this in small claims court, likely (but not always; there is no prohibition on an individual from representing himself in a higher court, however, most people usually decide to turn the case over to a professional when the stakes are higher). For the small claims court in your area, call the local municipality in your area and they will give you the number of the nearest small claims court, or 'magistrate'.
Re: payment for services rendered
You can try hiring a collection agency. Or, it can initiate a lawsuit without a lawyer, if it is comfortable doing so. Ultimately, it depends upon how much is at stake, and how much the company is willing to spend to collect the debt.
Re: payment for services rendered
You can try hiring a collection agency. Or, it can initiate a lawsuit without a lawyer, if it is comfortable doing so. Ultimately, it depends upon how much is at stake, and how much the company is willing to spend to collect the debt.