All monies provided in settlement, in part or in full, of any claim will be deposited into the Schimerman Law Firm's  ("the Firm") trust account.  If the payee provides reasonable notice, at time or before receipt of payment that they dispute the amount owed, the Firm will delay disbursement until after having given reasonable opportunity to discuss the matter directly with the payee or their attorney. 

 

Specifically, if the payee notifies the Firm that they dispute the amount owed and provide a basis for that dispute, the Firm will hold all disputed amounts in trust for up to 30 days, from receipt.  Within no more than 10 business days of receipt of the payee's notice of the dispute, the Firm will reach out to the payee by phone, email and/or letter with our response to your dispute.  If, in our sole discretion, there is a good faith basis, grounded in the law, for your dispute, the Firm will continue to hold such money in trust until the issue has been resolved.  If, however, the dispute is not grounded in the law or is not properly evidenced by records, the Firm will disburse the money in the trust account to our client and/or this firm in accordance with the Firm's client retainer agreement.