Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Wisconsin

If you were the victim of a serious felony such as forgery with a large financial losses, I would recommend against a direct meeting with the perpetrators, unless you are accompanied by several witnesses (body guards) or your attorney, and have the meeting in a busy public location. If your intent is only to work out payback arrangements to recover what was stolen, these can easily be set up by phone or email, with less risk to you. Keep in mind that these perpetrators might even want to make you "disappear" so that you cannot press charges. By meeting alone, you would also give them the opportunity to make up fictitious statements from you to offer to law enforcement if they are later charged (for example, that you gave them permission to write the checks, taking the crime outside of the definition of forgery). In that event, it would be the word of two witnesses (them) against one (you), giving them a possible credibility advantage later in court. All these possibilities make me wonder what their goals might be in insisting upon a face to face meeting. I would also recommend that you get an attorney to represent you in such negotiations if that is what you are hoping to accomplish. Please do not assume that I am your attorney because of my response here, but feel free to call my office in Racine (262-633-3090 or email [email protected]) for clarifications regarding my answer. Otherwise, under the rules of this website, I would not be taking any further action on your case. See me on the web at www.jayknixonlaw.com. View my past answers at http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/53401-wi-jay-nixon-1529181/answers.html?sort=recency , or see an even larger collection of responses at http://www.lawguru.com/answers/search/attorney/jknixon, . Answers may contain attorney advertising materials..