What happens when you do good work for someone and they don’t pay you? Well, there are a few options, including suing the person, not suing the person or maybe getting a collection agency to go after the person. If you have the ability and time, filing a lawsuit could be a good idea.
However, what if the person doesn’t respond? Should you call it quits? My recommendation would be to take it as far as you can to get a judgment against the person. A collection agency can go after them once you get the judgment but if you don’t have the judgment at all, you are quite limited in what you can do.
The key is to figure out early on whether the person is worth suing or not. Do an asset check. See if you can find out what bank they belong to. These tips will help determine what you can get out of the lawsuit if the person does actually show up or even if they don’t. By having a good understanding of their net worth, you will be able to see if you can actually get anything out of them if your judgment is successful.
Let's make the law entertaining, shall we? 
May 7th, 2008 at 6:17 am
This is great! I would have never thought to look at a cashed check to find their banking information. But how does one find out how much a person has in the bank if they only have the account number and name? Can anyone just call up the bank and say.. I’d like to cash a check for $10,000.. is there enough in the bank?