torts

offer is now off the table. did some research (i love that law library), had some convo's with assorted ambulance chasers, the minimum likely judgment should be 10-20 grand.

thanks for the advice, daffy. i got that second opinion. admitted breaking & entering trumps ex post calls that never went through, any day of the week. especially in a civil setting. preponderance of the evidence. nice bluff, but you did your client a disservice here.

you'd better wire in some more dough from long-term capital, honey. civil retainers are even higher.

postscript: and now i get counsel (thanks T, as if i didn't know this, my appeals are already half-drafted) that the monetary judgments in family court were total BS--they'll get tossed out faster than you can say, "presiding judge thought he could pull a fast one on self-represented party". and oh, how i pray that she & daffy challenge me further--she's too stupid to realize he's yet another self-interested party (see "physio scam", Cafe Too). could be another 2+ grand--again, all on her tab. we're fast approaching 20G's, pre-civil action. LOL.