Small claims court is -- for all intents and purposes -- useless.  If you go to small claims (and many people are owed MORE than what you can file in their state's small claims court), and win (which you would), how are you going to collect?  Getting a small claims judgment doesn't mean you'll actually get the money.

In my post, I am not talking about a suit.  I am talking about getting the court's attention to force Gdocs into bankruptcy with the court seizing assets to pay the creditors.  THAT's the power in numbers.  You have to show that this is standard procedure for this company: order the work and then not pay.  Pretty easy to show they've never had any intention of paying. 

As for money that was owed me before I started taking action, $300 (less than three months late).

As for not being able to collect even with an agreement in place, that's not the point Miller, Ross & Goldman was making.  Many attorneys will not touch a case WITHOUT that agreement in place.  There has to be something in writing that says the client agreed to pay for services rendered.  If you don't have something in writing, it's just their word against yours.  Makes it much easier to collect when there IS a problem and it has to go to Court.

Alix
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