Commercial Collections
You do business with other businesses. Doing business means accounts receivable and accounts receivable mean debts. You pay your bills but the other guy doesn't pay you. You've heard rumors about the other company but you don't know what to believe. Is the other business failing or is it only having a short term cashflow problem? Do you want to keep good relations with the company? Are you the owner's friend and have you been dealing with each other for a long time? Did he coach your daughter in the Girls Softball league? How much effect will nonpayment have on your bottom line? You are in a mess of confusion. What do you do?
An experienced commercial collections attorney can cut through the confusion and give you clear choices based on facts, reason, and the law. Sometimes doing nothing is the best choice. Sometimes Cash On Delivery makes sense. Maybe a payment plan that the other fellow can meet. Or a friendly but pointed letter from your lawyer. And then there may be times when you have but one choice: Filing a lawsuit and aggressively pursuing payment. The squeaky wheel gets the oil and you want to be the squeaky wheel. There is nothing wrong with this. You provided the service or the product and by golly you should get paid.
You are in business. You want to stay in business. And make a profit. Don't let your profit go away because someone doesn't pay. Remember this: You are a phone call away from your commercial collections lawyer, and your lawyer is only a phone call away from the company that owes you.