To sue or send to collections?

[Marc Ramsay]

I have a cleint who had me arrange some advertising for him for a RE seminar he put on, then refused to pay the bill. I am being chased by the advertising company because I mistakenly put the contract in my company name instead of his. I am going to invoice him for the cost of the advertising and I am sure he's not going to pay it.

Is it better to sue him for non-payment or just send it to a collection agency and have them do all the work?

Thanks in advance for any assistance offered.

Marc

[Dev Horn]

Will really help if you have a CONTRACT with him where he has legally agreed to the liability. Without that, if it is simply a verbal agreement, you may have difficulty getting a 3rd party (collection agency) to pursue it, or to get a court judgment in your favor.