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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I did not think that was possible(legal).

• delinka 16y ago
  You can put anything into a contract. And in this case (client pays fees, including legal fees, associated with collection of invoices ... Or somesuch) it's certainly enforceable.
  • kurige 16y ago
    ... unless you have to sue them for the funds to sue them.
  • ams6110 16y ago
    I'm unconvinced that the "client pays legal fees" clause is really a sure thing. All the client has to do is make the argument on some other basis, and suddenly it's not a collections issue but a dispute over something else in the contract. In most states, each side will pay their own legal freight in such civil complaints.
    • jbooth 16y ago
      I've personally been on the wrong side of it with some opportunistic a-hole lawyers and a 30-day late payment on my condo fees. Maybe it wouldn't have held up if I wanted to dump 5 figures to fight it all the way, but then that's the point, right? Once you threaten someone with legal fees, they're likely to get a lot more cooperative. Personally, I ate it rather than fight it.