Would it not be a better idea to obtain a judgment, and publish the court's ruling as well as your success in collecting through court ordered executions?

Delinquent clients are generally unresponsive to complaints. Otherwise you would not see the repeated complaints on this forum about the same people. When they are served with a summons they have to respond.

It would seem that you would avoid a lot of problems with defamation by simply initiating a collection suit... rather than by complaining . A collection matter is a relatively simple matter to win if you are owed the money...not so if there are counterclaims for defamation. I know someone is going to jump in with..."The truth is a defense." However, why complicate a simple collection matter unnecessarily? The counterclaim whether or not valid still requires additional discovery and expense to defend, and generally delays a trial on the merits of the case.

File suit, and get your money... to the extent that there is anything left to get from the delinquent client. While you are wasting time complaining any available funds in the hands of the delinquent client are being dissipated.

If you gain a reputation in this industry as someone that does not tolerate dead beat clients, you will probably have fewer problems because they will know that you actively enforce collection of delinquent accounts.

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