You are either very important or very naive. I was not paid once $8000. As somebody from another country no lawyer company would even reply your email. Took the

You are either very important or very naive. I was not paid once $8000. As somebody from another country no lawyer company would even reply your email. Took the loss and moved on. Even with my company I would think long and hard if anything is worth pursuing. The extra time loss required and cost means I would approach legal action in the US only if the amount is huge. I assume freelance developers are even less willing to deal with this bullshit.