how long can an attorney wait to bill you

There would be a statute of limitations that applies to collection of that bill. The statute of limitations will be either 6 or 8 years (oral vs. written contract), so you are well within that time period.

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Can an attorney Bill a client 2 years after he left?

Jun 15, 2012 · You likely have a written agreement with the attorney. If so, under the general law, the attorney has up to six years to sue you based on the written agreement. On another hand, in addition to being regulated by statutes applicable to other persons and businesses, attorneys are highly regulated by the Supreme Court of WA (via the WA State Bar Association).

How long does an attorney have to mail a final bill?

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How often should a lawyer send bills to clients?

What does it mean when a lawyer is billing by the hour?

In fact, in my industry (not law), delayed billing became such a problem that many client firms and government entities now include standard language in their contracts that specifies a maximum allowable invoicing period for billable time (usually between 60 to 90 days) and that the client reserves the ri Continue Reading Related Answer

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There is no deadline to send a bill. However, there is a statute of limitations to bring a claim. The contractor must bring this claim within 6 years of doing the work in order to be able to recover. If 6 years pass, the statute of limitations will expire. There are also other issues that you may want to explore with an attorney.

Vincent Thomas Pallaci

There is no deadline to send a bill. However, there is a statute of limitations to bring a claim. The contractor must bring this claim within 6 years of doing the work in order to be able to recover. If 6 years pass, the statute of limitations will expire. There are also other issues that you may want to explore with an attorney.

How long does it take to file a claim with insurance?

This refers to the amount of time the provider has been given by a particular insurance policy to file a claim. This can range anywhere from 60 days to 365 days. If an insurance company does not receive a claim within that specified amount of time, the claim is denied.

What happens if you don't send invoices?

If you're not sending your invoices promptly (and I mean within days of your product being sent or service being rendered), you silently send the message that you're not in any rush to receive your money. As such, companies will tend to become very slow in paying, seeing as how you don't 'really' want your money and all.

Dear Consumer Ed

How long does a doctor’s office have to send you a bill? One arrived from a doctor two years after the appointment.

Consumer Ed says

Provided that you were not an inpatient in a hospital or long-term care facility, the law treats the bill like any other debt or payment owed for services. If you executed a written agreement to pay at the time of the appointment, the doctor’s office probably has up to six years from the date of the appointment to collect.

How long can a hospital wait to send you a bill after service is done?

Local hospital submitted claim to my expired insurance carrier on 01-09-08. The insurance company paid the claim in full even though my policy had termed and my new insurance was in force at the time of service.

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There are a lot of issues here that need to be straightened out and you will need help from someone who can get to the bottom of the matter. The obligation for you to pay the hospital is contractual. So the statute of limitations that applies is the contract one in your state.