Good day, We have a client that we have worked with for years whom has always been a bit of stickler for paying. At this time he is not responding to emails or phone calls. He has two outstanding bills where portions of the bill have been paid but not the final payment which is primarily labor costs. We are an electrical contractor. Project 1 is done in a commercial location where he owns the buildings and he has not paid the final balance close to $3000 / Completed July 31, 2020 last bill was send on August 14, 2020, with a due date of Sept.4th for the remaining balance Project 2 is done in his home where he has paid zero of the labor with the final balance close to $6000 Payment was due on July 30th, revised due to a correction on invoice on August 31st and due Sept. 9th When I resent the bills he basically said I was irritating him and that he would rather pay a lawyer than settle the two bills. I wrote him back stating that we were being professional and payments were due and apologized for being an irritant. Based on past experience, he has big lawyers and tons of property in the Bay Area and other States, hence I was thinking small claims, so he would be unable to bring is A++ lawyers and speak for himself. Am I crazy? It is too late to file a mechanics lien at this time and I am unsure how to handle the next step. We want to be done with this client once we are paid for our services. Thank you for your time, Tricia George Sol Electric Admin.