Law Practice
Aug. 17, 2009
Law Firms Toughen Up on Fee Collections
A recent spate of breach-of-contract lawsuits filed by law firms against former clients illustrates what some legal observers say is a shift toward a more aggressive stance on collecting past-due legal bills.
By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer Credit card companies aren't the only ones getting aggressive about past-due collections during the recession. Law firms are doing it too, as a recent spate of lawsuits filed by firms against their former clients for non-payment show. In the flush times of the recent past, firms would look the other way as clients dawdled, not wanting to be perceived as going after their own clients. The recen...
Daily Journal Staff Writer Credit card companies aren't the only ones getting aggressive about past-due collections during the recession. Law firms are doing it too, as a recent spate of lawsuits filed by firms against their former clients for non-payment show. In the flush times of the recent past, firms would look the other way as clients dawdled, not wanting to be perceived as going after their own clients. The recen...
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