In November of I was contacted by Mr. Richard Cain to design a website. After signing a contract and completing the work, we invoiced for the payment. I didn't hear from Richard for 3 months.in February, Richard asked for the work and offered a check for payment. Upon depositing the check, I was informed by my client that they didn't have funds to make the payment, and that the check would bounce. A week later, Richard asked to have the work, and offered to pay in cash. Upon arranging a time to meetup, he did not show, nor reply to inquiry for several days.
Over the period of the next several weeks, Richard would continue to arrange times to meet, not show, not reply for several days, then offer a rather unbelievable reason for why he waited to reply. Such reasons included he decided to go camping and was gone all weekend, that his phone died (all weekend), and that his paycheck was short because his employer took out a expense he caused.
To date, Richard has not responded to any further inquiries for payment. I attempted to work out payment, since Richard is a private practice attorney, and a court claim could revoke his bar, yet I have not heard from him except a statement that he could not pay. The total invoice was discounted to $240, including a $70 returned check fee. Attempts to verify parts of his story, including the short paycheck failed, as his employer verified both his pay and that nothing has been taking out.
Richard has intentionally attempted to cheat me of work, while under the guise of his business, Cain Legal Services, AKA Elite Attorney Services. Given that this was a request he personally made to advertise his business, I doubt the legal/ethical operation of his company. Since he signed a contract before work performed, outlying the entire cost, and the actual costs were less then what was in the contract, it is obvious he has no intention in honor his word.
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