Freelancers, agencies, and consultants get burned the same way: you deliver, the client goes quiet, and the invoice ages. You don't have to write it off. Earned fees are a debt — and a debt can be demanded, sued on, and collected.
1. Demand. A demand on law-firm letterhead tells a slow-paying client the free pass is over. Banksy drafts it free; an attorney can send it for $99.
2. Sue on what you're owed. If they keep stalling, we sue — on the contract, the proposal, or an account stated if they accepted your invoices without objecting. Where your terms allow, we pursue interest and fees too.
3. Enforce the judgment. New York's CPLR Article 52 tools — information subpoenas, restraining notices, bank levies, and income executions through a marshal or sheriff — turn the judgment into a payment.
If your client is a company, we look for a personal guaranty and where it banks; if it's an individual, we look at wages, accounts, and property. Either way, the goal is a judgment that reaches real assets.
Often yes — emails, texts, a signed proposal, or a record of the work and payments can establish the deal and the amount owed.
A vague complaint raised only after the bill is due is a common stall. We assess whether it's a real dispute or an excuse, and pursue what you're owed accordingly.
Free demand letter; $99 attorney review & send; full collection on contingency — no attorney fee unless we collect.