OT:Law Firm Associates Getting SLAUGHTERED…

[UCGal]

[quote=Russell]I like the Lawyers I have had the pleasure of paying $250-$300 hour. Use them wisely and it is a good return, compared to having to go to the bother of learning what they know.

[/quote]

Agreed. Everyone bags on lawyers till you need one. I’ve needed them in the past and will likely be using one going forward if we pursue our former contractor/thief.

For those of you that hate lawyers… wait till you get charged with a crime you didn’t commit and need a legal defense. This happened to me when I was in college. I was grateful that the lawyer not only got me an acquittal, an order of “factual innocence” was entered. Cops aren’t all saints, some lie (as happened in my case – but they were CAUGHT lying on the stand.) Lawyers can be very useful.

[NotCranky]

O.K Piggs, excuse the interruption please…

Ucgal,
Hopefully you have some good ideas or perhaps the attorney can provide some.Maybe you could hire an appraiser to calculate the value the contractor provided vs. the money paid. No matter what course of action you take you are probably going to need to establish a basis with a third party.I think and insurance appraiser or a contractor who normally works with insurance providers could do this. In your shoes I might try this and send it to the person and his insurer with a demand in an attempt to get the paper trail you will need established. Maybe you did all this already? As you probably know it will really come down to leverage against any means the contractor has to remedy the inequity.

I know some people you could call if you need to establish value. If they can’t help you I think they will point you in the right direction. I can give you or your husband an email if you want to discuss it off line. You probably have a handle on it, but just in case, I have some experience here.I am not looking for work. I don’t don’t get involved in these settlements professionally. I came by this experience by beign in a similar situation to yours and I know how helpless of an experience it felt like at first.

[NotCranky]

O.K Piggs, excuse the interruption please…

Ucgal,
Hopefully you have some good ideas or perhaps the attorney can provide some.Maybe you could hire an appraiser to calculate the value the contractor provided vs. the money paid. No matter what course of action you take you are probably going to need to establish a basis with a third party.I think and insurance appraiser or a contractor who normally works with insurance providers could do this. In your shoes I might try this and send it to the person and his insurer with a demand in an attempt to get the paper trail you will need established. Maybe you did all this already? As you probably know it will really come down to leverage against any means the contractor has to remedy the inequity.

I know some people you could call if you need to establish value. If they can’t help you I think they will point you in the right direction. I can give you or your husband an email if you want to discuss it off line. You probably have a handle on it, but just in case, I have some experience here.I am not looking for work. I don’t don’t get involved in these settlements professionally. I came by this experience by beign in a similar situation to yours and I know how helpless of an experience it felt like at first.

[NotCranky]

O.K Piggs, excuse the interruption please…

Ucgal,
Hopefully you have some good ideas or perhaps the attorney can provide some.Maybe you could hire an appraiser to calculate the value the contractor provided vs. the money paid. No matter what course of action you take you are probably going to need to establish a basis with a third party.I think and insurance appraiser or a contractor who normally works with insurance providers could do this. In your shoes I might try this and send it to the person and his insurer with a demand in an attempt to get the paper trail you will need established. Maybe you did all this already? As you probably know it will really come down to leverage against any means the contractor has to remedy the inequity.

I know some people you could call if you need to establish value. If they can’t help you I think they will point you in the right direction. I can give you or your husband an email if you want to discuss it off line. You probably have a handle on it, but just in case, I have some experience here.I am not looking for work. I don’t don’t get involved in these settlements professionally. I came by this experience by beign in a similar situation to yours and I know how helpless of an experience it felt like at first.

[NotCranky]

O.K Piggs, excuse the interruption please…

Ucgal,
Hopefully you have some good ideas or perhaps the attorney can provide some.Maybe you could hire an appraiser to calculate the value the contractor provided vs. the money paid. No matter what course of action you take you are probably going to need to establish a basis with a third party.I think and insurance appraiser or a contractor who normally works with insurance providers could do this. In your shoes I might try this and send it to the person and his insurer with a demand in an attempt to get the paper trail you will need established. Maybe you did all this already? As you probably know it will really come down to leverage against any means the contractor has to remedy the inequity.

I know some people you could call if you need to establish value. If they can’t help you I think they will point you in the right direction. I can give you or your husband an email if you want to discuss it off line. You probably have a handle on it, but just in case, I have some experience here.I am not looking for work. I don’t don’t get involved in these settlements professionally. I came by this experience by beign in a similar situation to yours and I know how helpless of an experience it felt like at first.

[NotCranky]

O.K Piggs, excuse the interruption please…

Ucgal,
Hopefully you have some good ideas or perhaps the attorney can provide some.Maybe you could hire an appraiser to calculate the value the contractor provided vs. the money paid. No matter what course of action you take you are probably going to need to establish a basis with a third party.I think and insurance appraiser or a contractor who normally works with insurance providers could do this. In your shoes I might try this and send it to the person and his insurer with a demand in an attempt to get the paper trail you will need established. Maybe you did all this already? As you probably know it will really come down to leverage against any means the contractor has to remedy the inequity.

I know some people you could call if you need to establish value. If they can’t help you I think they will point you in the right direction. I can give you or your husband an email if you want to discuss it off line. You probably have a handle on it, but just in case, I have some experience here.I am not looking for work. I don’t don’t get involved in these settlements professionally. I came by this experience by beign in a similar situation to yours and I know how helpless of an experience it felt like at first.

[Kingside]

Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.

[Kingside]

Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.

[Kingside]

Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.

[Kingside]

Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.

[Kingside]

Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.

[davelj]

[quote=Kingside]Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.[/quote]

And considering that attorneys, themselves, are often clients of other attorneys… I’m not sure how this gets reconciled.

[davelj]

[quote=Kingside]Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.[/quote]

And considering that attorneys, themselves, are often clients of other attorneys… I’m not sure how this gets reconciled.

[davelj]

[quote=Kingside]Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.[/quote]

And considering that attorneys, themselves, are often clients of other attorneys… I’m not sure how this gets reconciled.

[davelj]

[quote=Kingside]Reading through some of the comments on this thread reminds me of an appropriate client joke sometimes told among attorneys:

What is the difference between a client and a snail?

Answer: a snail has more backbone.[/quote]

And considering that attorneys, themselves, are often clients of other attorneys… I’m not sure how this gets reconciled.

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