@VDR wrote:
Yep, that's what I was afraid of and that's why I have been looking for workarounds.
There do not appear to be viable workarounds and I am not certain there is even one workaround for this scenario. However, you might want to consider future legal expenses and your odds of ever collecting on a judgment.
Unless the attorney is working on a contingency, you may be looking at a losing proposition no matter what.
