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outstanding invoices past due

I am a court reporter. I did $3,500 worth of deposition work for an attorney during a two-year period and he will not pay me. I filed a small claims suit against him, and he has answered that he will not pay according to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure No. 92.

I don't understand. How can an attorney get away with not paying me for services that I performed. Took the depo, timely production of transcript, filed certificates... I followed all the rules.


Asked on 11/16/06, 6:38 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
James Grissom Law Office of James P. Grissom

Re: outstanding invoices past due

As a court reporter, you should know that lawsuits follow certain rules and Rule 92 is one of them. There is only one set of rules - not one set for non-lawyers and another set for deadbeat lawyers. Maybe there is still time for you to amend your lawsuit to comply with Rule 92. If this case has now been decided in the small claims court, you might still have another chance to go after your deadbeat lawyer.

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Answered on 11/16/06, 8:03 pm
Peter Bradie Bradie, Bradie & Bradie

Re: outstanding invoices past due

Tex.R.Civ.P. 92 allows a general denial for an answer. It will then be up to you to prove the attorney owes you the money, and that will be at the trial set by the JP. The judgment will state how much, if any, the attorney owes you. It will then be up to you to collect upon the judgment.

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Answered on 11/20/06, 1:01 pm


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