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Re:Ask HN: Advice regarding past due accounts and getting paid? by eli on Monday November 16, 2009 @03:03PM (#945176)
I'd go collections before a lawsuit, for sure.

Most collections agencies cost you little or nothing up front, they just split whatever they collect. Hiring a lawyer or spending your valuable time deciphering legal forms is almost definitely going to cost you more up front.

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Re:Ask HN: Advice regarding past due accounts and getting paid? by jacquesm on Monday November 16, 2009 @03:08PM (#945185)
Depends on your location, in plenty of places you can go to small claims court without representation. Especially for an uncontested bill.
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Re:Ask HN: Advice regarding past due accounts and getting paid? by eli on Monday November 16, 2009 @03:50PM (#945269)
Having sued people in small claims court, I can tell you that it will take up a lot of your time just to fill out the paperwork.

Also, small claims court has caps on what you can sue for. More than a few grand and it's not an option.

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Re:Ask HN: Advice regarding past due accounts and getting paid? by philwelch on Monday November 16, 2009 @03:42PM (#945252)
In most places, representation isn't even allowed in small claims court.
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