small claims lawyers?

[johnp]

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You can do Small Claims Court (SCC) yourself if you write well and have some good business experience. I suggest you should have a lawyer friend to bounce ideas off though. This is supposed to be the peoples court and you're supposed to be able to do it without a lawyer.

It's true that since the SCC limits have gone up to $25K now, legal beagles are more prevalent.

If you are paying for a lawyer and the other side is not, then other side can make it very expensive by throwing procedural garbage at you that will burn legal fees. If both are paying that's less likely to work as a strategy - although could still happen.

 

[crankcall]

three things to bear in mind,
you have to have a paper trail that will prove your claim, he said she said wont work
other party has to have the ability to repay, cant get blood out of a stone
you'll spend reasonable money to collect, if your missing work and missing salary it may end up being a break even when your done

 

[regder]

Something I've always wondered. Say you won a sum in SCC, but the defendant refuses to pay. Can you ask the court to garnish his wages? What recourse do you have?

 

[YZFoxxy]

What's the difference between a lawyer and a gefilte fish? Answere: One is a scum sucking bottom feeder and the other is a fish.

lol

i would like to nominate myself as a juror.

I wanna be the judge!

You can't beat Jaime in court! Look at all that HTA 172 legal advice he drops! If I were you, I would sleep with every single friend his has. BTW, Jaime and I go way back.

Its true... they go way back... they are practically bff's!

(your welcome keith )

 

[YZFoxxy]

A hitchhiker is standing on the roadside near the law school with his thumb out. A motorist stops, and asks, "Are you a lawyer?" He tells him that he is not. The motorist drives off. A second motorist stops and asks, "Are you a lawyer?" He again replies that he is not. The motorist drives off. A third motorist, this time a striking, voluptuous blonde, stops, and asks, "Are you a lawyer?" The hitchhiker says that he is. The girl tells him to get in, and off they go. After a few minutes of admiring the driver, the hitchhiker exclaims, "This is really something. I've only been a lawyer for five minutes, and already I'm thinking about screwing somebody!"

 

[Mr.Azim]

Something I've always wondered. Say you won a sum in SCC, but the defendant refuses to pay. Can you ask the court to garnish his wages? What recourse do you have?

Garnish wages or place a lien on their property ie: car/motorcycle/house. Garnishing wages is slow and time consuming, because you can't recover more than a certain percentage each withdrawal, so you'll never get a lump sum in one shot but you will get it back eventually.

At least with a lien they can't sell their vehicle without having it removed by paying you back.

And the Courts of Justice Act has some noticeable interest rates, so you can always keep adding on top of it as time goes by. Interest is accumulated until the judgement is paid out in full.

 

[Chaos]

At least with a lien they can't sell their vehicle without having it removed by paying you back.

Liens can also show up on credit checks.

 

[AngelEyez]

There's a myriad of lawyers/doctors/investment guru's/ and road racing heros right here. Post up ALL the details and we'll walk you through it. The disclosure will even make you feel better.

Let me get a beer.

Plus 1 - It looks to me like you have a lot of lawyers right here on this site Why pay when you can get free advice on GTAM ?

 

[Mr.Azim]

Plus 1 - It looks to me like you have a lot of lawyers right here on this site Why pay when you can get free advice on GTAM ?

Worst thing to do is post up claim details on a public forum. There's a difference between licensed lawyers/paralegals and those who think they know things. And the worse combination is a licensed individual who thinks they know a lot more than they actually do.

Too many chefs = bad.

 

[rich6969]

What i go away and come back to this.....You DON'T LOVE JAMIE anymore?? crazy EVERYONE ONE LOVES JAMIE....lol....

 

[rutakin]

there's no refunds on [p]ussy payments...not even 4k worth

 

[AngelEyez]

Worst thing to do is post up claim details on a public forum. There's a difference between licensed lawyers/paralegals and those who think they know things. And the worse combination is a licensed individual who thinks they know a lot more than they actually do.

Too many chefs = bad.

Seems like you're doing a lot of cooking... just sayin... lol.

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