Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 17, Issue 19

**J* L* <j*@gardener.com>**

KATE, I am a lawyer....( "America's Dirtiest Lawyer" is the moniker
due to the garden writing as well).

Hiring a lawyer would be a waste of time. Write your own letter and
then threaten to go to small claims court. If nothing happens, then
walk away. It isn't worth going to small claims court for under 500
dollars IMHO.You should always "cc" some Attorney at Law at the end of
these kinds of letters. If you want, you can make up a name or use
mine.
In you letter review the facts in case the company does get money in a
while and you do want to try again, the subsequent promise to pay you
(which extends you statute of limitations in case you want to try again
later) and your course of action: "considering small claims court AND
an alert through several channels you have with writers not to work for
the company until you do get paid. Polite, firm, emotionless and only
to the point. No nagging, whining, no yelling, no crying.....just the
facts and only the important ones.
Who knows, it might work.

People are awful sometimes. Most of the blame gets put on lawyers, but
it is handy to have one......In this case, I am telling you that even a
lawyer won't be much help, as you can tell!
Jeff L

Plant a Row in your garden to feed the hungry. Join Plant A Row for the
Hungry. Ask me how. www.gwaa.org/Par/index.html
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