I am taking someone to Small Claims court in Washington DC.
They have already used legal counsel.
If I lose, will I have to pay their attorneys fees?
Are there any other fees that I will have to pay?
2007-01-24 05:19:51 · 3 answers · asked by Citizen 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Usually, each side pays their own attorneys fees. However, if the lawsuit was entirely frivolous or if the person bringing the lawsuit brought it on for malicious reasons, then the judge could order you to pay.
If you want to bring a lawsuit, then you will have to pay the appropriate filing fees.
2007-01-24 09:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you do unless you ask in a motion for reconsideration that it be held in abeyance until resolved! You have a very limited time to appeal the decision. Usually it is 10 working days! This sounds like a civil case. It is like many where the jury awards multi million dollar settlements that you see in the news. What isn't reported that most are knocked down to almost nothing!
2016-05-24 04:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in small claims you do not use a lawyer so there is no lawyers fee the the filing fee which you may have to pay if you lose. The judge will decide that.
2007-01-24 05:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by Tom L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋