Paralegal
1.
How exactly you are going to help me?
As in the case of any legal professional consultation, I will meet with
client to conduct a preliminary
interview. At the conclusion of this interview, I may decide if I accept
the case or not. However, if I decide that I can help, you can be assured
of getting expert legal advice for the fraction of the cost of the same
advice from lawyer.
After accepting the case, I will:
- do legal research to find similar cases and precedents, which will help
me to build the best approach and case strategy;
- prepare Plaintiff Claim or Defence
- issue it at the court;
- attend Settlement Conference;
- negotiate any possible settlement on your behalf;
- Prepare for Trial, including Pre-Trial meeting and documents discovery;
- conduct Trial;
- Enforce your judgment if necessary. And
much more.
2. Tell me
how your service works?
After our initial interview, I will decide which fee structure applies (hourly
rate vs. flat fee).Then you will sign the retainer agreement and will pay
deposit. Normally for Small claims I require deposit from $ 200 to $ 400,
depending on complexity of the claim,. I start working on your case and
will regularly give you updates on the case progress and money spent. If
I decide to work on flat fee basis, I will require certain amount to be
paid upfront. The flat fee basis may be applied to the whole case (from
the pleading to the trial/enforcement)or to certain legal actions(e.g. statement
of claim/defence, motion, trial, enforcement and etc).
3. Do you guarantee my case will be decided in my favour?
I always work in the best interest of my clients and do my job as best as
I can. But the trial procedure is something that could not be predicted.
Different judges have different approaches and nobody can guarantee the
success. However, what I can guarantee is my professionalism, my experience
and knowledge to serve you better.
4. I won judgment. Now what?
Winning judgment is not the end of the story. It is just half of the story.
Courts do not pay money to the winning party. It is winning party's job
to enforce the judgment and convert it into money and sometimes it is very
hard to do. It depends on many factors, like:
- the debtor might don't have any income whatsoever (welfare, disability
and etc);
- he might work on his own (self-employed) with no documented salary. And
all his properties are in his family member’s name.
- sometimes you don't even know where he lives and where he works.
I can find information about his current residence, property, employment, vehicles and etc. I can then garnish his bank account, salary. I can put lien against his real estate property. I can direct sheriff to seize his car or other valuables.
Areas of expertise: - Landlord and Tenant issues; - Contract law; - Wrongful dismissal; - Unpaid account/invoice; - Construction issues; - Damage to property; Post Judgment matters- Enforcement - Garnishment; - Liens; - Writ of Seizure and Sale; - Examinations;
Areas of Coverage: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Elora, Elmira, Fergus, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville,Milton, Brampton, Toronto, Brantford, Paris, Woodstock and much more.
Fees: I have 2 basic fee structures: Hourly rate - $50; For flat fee - please call 519-574-4529;
Judgement Recovery
Q: How will you locate the debtor?
A: I have access to different coputerized databases not available for public
use. Not to mentioned my skip tracing skills and experience.
Q: What kind of assets can you seize?
A: I can seize bank accounts, garnish wages, and place liens on or seize
personal property. I can even seize a debtor's rental deposit.
Q: What are your fees for this service?
A: My fees are based solely on a percentage of what I collect for you. Nothing
will ever come out of your pocket. I will pay for all of the skip tracting
and filing fees up front, then deduct them from any amount collected before
taking my percentage. After that I will file a form at the courthouse which
will increase the judgment award by the amount of any fees I have incurred
so that you will get an accurate percentage of the judgment that was awarded
to you.
Q: What if you can't find any assets belonging to the debtor?
A: If there are no assets available I can attempt to contact the debtor
and negotiate a monthly payment. If that doesn't work I will check on the
debtor again after a few months or so and determine if the situation has
improved.
Q: How does this work?
A: I will send you a form to sign, called an Acknowledgment of Assignment,
which will allow me to collect the judgement on your behalf. This form will
be filed in the case file at the courthouse. Then I will locate the debtor
and their assets and initiate the levying procedures necessary to seize
those assets. When I recieve funds from the collection process I will issue
a check to you, less my commission and fees incurred.
Q: How long will it take for you to collect my judgement?
A: No two cases are the same, but typically it takes about one to two months.
Skip Tracing
To be published soon.
