Flipper · Longmont, CO · Member since 2016 · 3 posts · 3 votes
Does anyone know of an amazing RE Attorney in the Saint Louis, MO area that is a shark in handling lawsuits against GCs? Any recommendations are welcome as soon as possible.
Rental Property Investor · Saint Louis, MO · Member since 2016 · 50 posts · 30 votes
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Unfortunately in these kinds of cases, unless it's a large commercial project, it can be hard sometimes to find an attorney to take the case (particularly someone who specializes in that type of work) because of the time and cost involved as compared to the total amount of recovery. You'll have a hard time finding someone who may be willing to take it on a contingency fee if that's what you're looking for (where they get a % of your recovery), because it can take a while to get to the point of collecting on from a contractor (if ever) and the attorney's 33% of your recovery may not justify the time and expense to get the case to that point. Likewise, it can take a lot of time and work to litigate one of these cases if you're paying the attorney hourly, ultimately making it cost prohibitive for you. Sometimes your contract will have an attorneys' fees provision, though. Also, you can look up the name of the contractor on the Missouri courts' website and see how many times they've been sued and how many judgments they have against them. It's possible that even if you sued them, they may not have the money to pay you and collecting on your judgment will take years.
If you send me a message with a few details, i'll see if there are any names of people i know locally that might be able to help or that handle this sort of work. But as a disclaimer because i am an attorney, nothing i provide here should be taken or considered as legal advice and i am not advertising my services, but rather only commenting as a fellow investor who happens to know some attorneys in the area that i might be able to put you into contact with.