A contract is a promise the law will back up. When the other side breaks it — fails to pay, fails to deliver, walks away — and it costs you money, you're entitled to be made whole. The question is usually not whether you have a claim, but how to collect efficiently.
1. Demand. A demand letter that states the agreement, the breach, and the amount owed often resolves it without a lawsuit. Banksy drafts it free; an attorney can send it for $99.
2. Sue for your damages. If they won't make it right, we sue for what the breach cost you — the unpaid amount or the loss you suffered — in the right New York court for the size of the claim.
3. Enforce the judgment. A judgment is only as good as your ability to collect it. New York's CPLR Article 52 tools — information subpoenas, restraining notices, bank levies, and income executions — do exactly that, through a marshal or sheriff.
The contract (or the emails and texts that formed it), proof you performed your side, a clear figure for what you're owed or lost, and anything showing the other side acknowledged the debt. We then trace where they bank so the judgment reaches real assets.
New York's general limit for a written contract is six years, but shorter periods can apply to certain claims — confirm your deadline early.
Not always — many oral and email agreements are enforceable, though some contracts must be written. Whatever you have helps prove the deal.
Free demand letter; $99 attorney review & send; full collection on contingency — no attorney fee unless we collect.