Talk to the attorney, do not shut them off, ever, and work through the process. Sometimes it just takes a third party to get involved to bring about a reality

Talk to the attorney, do not shut them off, ever, and work through the process. Sometimes it just takes a third party to get involved to bring about a reality check for everyone. Sadly people will let their emotions get in the way of better judgement, more sad, people will spends tens of thousands of dollars on attorney's over a contract worth less. It happens. If you haven't seen this: http://creativemornings.com/talks/mike-monteiro--2/1 http://creativemornings.com/talks/mike-monteiro--2/1 it is worth the watch. Basically, people will try all the time to downplay what you are worth, or decide what you delivered should be worth less etc. But it isn't all people, and generally you can start seeing the patterns after being burned a few times. Also, anytime a client ends the agreement and there is any turmoil, don't work for them without payment up front (or demand they bring past due invoices current). As sad as this sounds, its your leverage and frankly their issue is not your emergency. EMT's are trained when they respond to 911 calls to remain calm because its not your emergency, kinda seems harsh, but its reality and the same applies to things like that in consulting.