Thank you Jessica. That was nice of you to say that.

In the future please talk to me if you need help with collection problems. Maybe I can give you a few ideas to save you money. I win these cases all the time. They are like shooting ducks in a barrel. It is not necessary to have a written contract...although it helps.  These are usually small claims matters that do not require a jury trial. Although the defendant in Connecticut has the right to transfer the case to the superior court for a jury trial, but he pays a $75.00 fee to transfer, $300 fee for a jury demand which he can not withdraw without the agreement of his opponant,  and he pays your attorney's fees if he loses in Superior court.

There are oral contracts, contracts implied in law and contracts implied in fact as well as the contract corollary to fraud called promissory estoppel. Yes... the cases often come down to the word of the plaintiff versus the word of the defendant, but if you can produce a copy of the completed title abstract, the client's order and your demand letter you have established a primae facie case which shifts the burden of proof to the defendant to rebut the plaintiff's allegations. Usually they fail. His arguments are usually viewed by the court as pretextual. The defendant's ignoring your repeated demands for payment also works against them.