If she decides to press the issue, it will be hard to prove. It's your word against hers. What if she says she used the materials that you provided for $350 and her bankruptcy petition was rejected? It's a fine line and, again, I wish you luck.
You stated "...they have nothing on file regarding my client." From a Connecticut perspective, I suggest you not call her a "client" - rather a "friend" or a "customer." The issue will boil down to semantics - was she a client that you gave legal advice to (by selecting and preparing a $350 binder for a bankruptcy case) or a "friend" you were trying to help.
FYI. In Connecticut some solo practioner Lawyers only charge $279 for complete bankruptcy filings. Maybe when your "friend" went to a lawyer for help and showed him the "$350 binder" (doubt she mentioned your time to research and prepare it) he told her she was overcharged. We have a We the People forms service that also charges less than $350, which includes "typing" the Court filing paperwork. Research your area to see what local bankruptcy forms preparers and attorneys are charging - use this to show that $350 is "the average or less than average" fee charged by a non-attorney to provide forms or information.
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| Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/12/05 10:20pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - JMHIER_CA on 2/12/05 10:24pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - BarbaraL/CA on 2/12/05 10:37pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Reginald Wilks on 2/13/05 1:46am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Kathy on 2/13/05 8:11am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 11:39am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Ted_MI on 2/13/05 8:16am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 8:31am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 8:45am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - kmnotary_CA on 2/13/05 8:52am |
| I've A Question for You, Hugh. - Dennis D Broadbooks on 2/13/05 9:17am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - HisHughness on 2/13/05 9:48am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - BrendaTX on 2/13/05 9:57am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - CaliNotary on 2/13/05 1:25pm |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - CarolynCO on 2/13/05 4:04pm |
| Thanks for the FREE Legal Opinion, Hugh! - Dennis D Broadbooks on 2/13/05 1:01pm |
| Re: Thanks for the FREE Legal Opinion, Hugh! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 2:08pm |
| BTW... - Dennis D Broadbooks on 2/13/05 3:00pm |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - MarleneM/USNA on 2/14/05 9:31am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - PAW_Fl on 2/14/05 11:35am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - MarleneM/USNA on 2/15/05 8:09am |
| As a paralegal ... - Bobbi in CT on 2/13/05 10:47am |
| Re: As a paralegal ... - CarolynCO on 2/13/05 12:18pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 11:44am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 11:54am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 12:07pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 12:27pm |
| Hard to prove - Bobbi in CT on 2/13/05 12:57pm |
| Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Indiana Notary on 2/13/05 12:00pm |
| Re: MY UPDATE (KOREY) - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 1:30pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - CaliNotary on 2/13/05 1:34pm |
| Re: Pro bono defined ... - CarolynCO on 2/13/05 12:36pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - art on 2/13/05 1:41pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Anonymous on 2/14/05 7:14am |