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Attorney demand letters for money owed to you or your business

Small-business letters: pick your situation

Unpaid Invoice Demand Letter for Payment · $499 A firm attorney demand with 9% statutory interest running from the day payment was due.

Bounced Check Demand Letter · $499 New York adds statutory damages to a dishonored check, but only after the written demand sequence the statute prescribes.

Contractor Dispute Demand Letter · $499 Deposit paid, work abandoned. The contract they were required to give you is your weapon, and so is the one they weren't.

An invoice from you is a request. A demand on law-firm letterhead is a preview of litigation, and in New York it arrives with the math already done: 9% statutory interest running from the day payment was due, statutory damages on a bounced check after a proper written demand, and the home-improvement law that protected your contractor deposit before the contractor disappeared.

These letters are for businesses and individuals who are owed money under a contract, an invoice, a check, or a handshake loan that a Venmo memo proves. Each is a flat fee shown before you pay, signed by a New York attorney, and mailed within 48 hours. If they agree to pay, an attorney-drafted settlement agreement or payment plan locks it in.

Questions New Yorkers ask first

How do I collect an unpaid invoice in New York without a lawyer on retainer?

Send a signed attorney demand letter first: it states the debt, the 9% interest accruing under CPLR 5001, and the deadline, and it costs a flat $499. If it's ignored, small claims court hears business claims up to $10,000 in New York City, and you can file there yourself.

What's the difference between a demand letter and a collection letter?

A collection letter from an agency is regulated as debt collection and carries no threat of a lawsuit the agency can bring. A demand letter from counsel is the first step in litigation: it is signed by a lawyer who can file, and recipients read it that way.

Can I demand more than the face amount of a bounced check?

Yes. After a compliant written demand, GOL § 11-104 lets the payee recover the face amount plus statutory damages on a set schedule. The demand has to be done right for the extra damages to attach, that is the whole point of the Bounced Check letter.

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