Billing and Collection: When Clients Won’t Pay, What Can Lawyers Do?
Small firms and large ones, too, often have difficulties collecting legal fees, particularly in tough economic times. If the client files for bankruptcy protection, fees will be mired in the bankruptcy estate and may never be collected. Worse, the fees cannot be written off as bad debts. What’s the best strategy for dealing with clients who won’t pay when the lawyer has done everything right?
