The "No Litigation" Attorney

[Hao Liu]

One of my rental properties manager owe me some decent amount of money and would not pay. I need to hire a real estate oriented attorney. Now this attorney has good reputation, but he states in his contract "no litigation". When asked, he said his goal is to solve the problem without going to court, and he always do this "no litigation" contract to all clients.

I don't quite get it. How can an attorney force the guy to pay, if without the threat of court? Is this "no litigation" common among RE attorneys? Googled but have not found much useful info. 

[Matthew Kreitzer]

This is common amongst attorneys to keep costs down, at least in my jurisdiction. It simply highlights the limit of how much they are willing to do for you based on the amount you are paying them. There are a number of ways issues can be resolved without trial; mediation, CYA letters, demand letters, etc. If you have questions regarding how your attorney is handling the issue, ask him. If you do not like how the attorney is handling it, fire him and get another.