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there\u2019s more to consider than you may realize.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz<\/i>
\n202 questions and answers: managing an accounting practice<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

question:<\/strong> a former client owes me a lot of money and will not pay or even discuss a\u00a0settlement. i want to sue him. what can you tell me about this?<\/p>\n

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response:<\/strong> i don\u2019t know the details so cannot address your specific situation. however, i\u00a0have some comments about suing that i would like to share with you.
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\ni don\u2019t think it makes sense to sue clients for fees. once you sue, you immediately know you will\u00a0get less because of the costs of the suit, and you are never sure you will prevail. you will also\u00a0have to spend an inordinate amount of time recreating the situation, invoices and time runs\u00a0about what the work was for and how it was done and by whom, and have to dredge up old\u00a0records and dissipating memories. you will waste a lot of time on this plus at meetings with\u00a0lawyers and depositions. and we all know that depositions are often postponed and drag out\u00a0\u2013 is this what you want to subject yourself to?<\/p>\n

another reason not to sue is that many clients countersue, alleging some form of malpractice, and many times it is for amounts greater than what they beat you out of. this necessitates mounting a defense further causing you more nonproductive time. it will also put you in the position of possibly defending odd phrases, notations and comments on your workpapers that meant nothing at the time. you will need to report the countersuit to your malpractice carrier, subjecting you to their questioning and enquiries, and more added time. further, some insurance companies will not insure you if you regularly sue for fees.<\/p>\n

my advice is to chalk the loss up to your ineptitude in operating your practice and lack of\u00a0diligence in making sure you get paid for the hard work you did.<\/p>\n

leave the past where it belongs \u2013 in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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