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p.3 #4 · p.3 #4 · Subpoenaed - do I have a right to charge for my images? | |
Before I would put a collection agency or file in small claims, etc. I would definitely check the rules/call a lawyer (heck call the County Court Clerk and see if they can offer you some insight -- many times they will) and see what you may be owed as a non-party to a suit that's been subpoenaed to provide photos. Ask whether it's a "reasonable fee" or if there is some statutory per page/image charge and if you are limited to what you can charge for your retrieval time. Ask if you have to send the invoice to the Judge in the case for approval. My main point is that attempting to collect a debt is pretty serious and I'd want to make sure I was absolutely correct and also know whether it would even be worth it.
With all of that -- If the rules of civil procedure in Florida allow you to be compensated and you've jumped through any hoops to get paid, and he still refuses to pay, then I would report the lawyer to the state bar's ethics committee or board for failing to pay. If you are in the right, nothing will get his attention faster.
Or just let it go and take a deduction. Either way, do some homework and good luck.
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