Fwd: Outstanding Invoices
Dear Jeffrey —
I hope that all is well with you. I am assuming that the issue of the balance due for the work I did has fallen through the cracks somehow. I'm really hoping that we can resolve this quickly.
To recap a bit, it's been more than a year since the engagement terminated and more than six months since you and I spoke. More than half of the balance due is outstanding. When we spoke on January 31 of this year, you authorized your accountant to wire $100,000 to my firm's operating account. We received that wire (and thanks again). You also asked me on January 31 to send the invoices to you directly (which I had sent to Darren Indyke during the course of the representation). I sent them to you the same day (January 31). I have followed up via email twice since then (on March 30 and May 20, attaching the invoices each time) but have not received any response.
I had one discussion with Darren regarding the invoices. It was over a year ago -- on Friday, July 29, 2016. During that discussion, in which it was evident that he had not looked at the May invoke until he received the June invoice, he expressed his displeasure with the amount of the invoices and told me that he would specify his questions regarding specific invoice entries and get back to me. He never did. After the engagement was terminated, I sent numerous emails to Darren asking about the status of payment and requesting action. He did not reply to my various emails. He sent one email to me, on October 17, 2016, again expressing his displeasure with the amount of the invokes. But he never specified his concerns as he said he would when I spoke with him on July 29, 2016; he simply took the position that he thought the fees were too large for motions practice. That position was based on an inaccurate view of the work that I actually did as I have explained.
To be frank, I have never had an experience like this in almost 28 years of practicing law. From my perspective, as I'm sure you can appreciate, it is not reasonable for more than half of invoiced amounts to remain due more than 15 months since the onset of the work that I performed. I am still willing to resolve the entire issue at a 10% discount. If you want to pay me something less than the amount due, or ask for a discount greater than 10%, I would like to know that If you don't intend to pay me anything more, I would like to know that too. The total amount invoiced was $204,607.35. Ninety percent of that amount is $184,146.62. Applying the $100,000 payment, the amount due at a 10% discount is $84,146.62.
I appreciate the opportunity that I had to work for you regarding the Maxwell case. As I've expressed before, I performed work as necessary at no charge to you after the representation terminated to ensure a smooth transition to substitute counsel.
On a personal note, let me emphasize that I'm very glad I had the opportunity to meet you in person back in December 2014 when you engaged me the first time around for the CVRA work.
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I would really like to get this behind us without unhappy memories. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and all the best,
Greg
Gregory L Poe
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sorry, I am dealing with trying to get food to the people stranded on my island pleaes re email me or call after the 22 , you and i should discuss.
Very sorry to hear about that. Terrible news. I had no idea. All the best to everyone. I will contact you later this month.
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
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Jeffrey-
Can we please resolve this? I would really appreciate a response.
Regards,
Geeg
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
Jeffrey-
I hope things on your island are improving and going as well as possible.
Can we please schedule a time to talk on Monday? I've attached the current statement reflecting the balance due. As I have offered before, I am willing to resolve this at a 10% discount. I received $100,000 in January 2017. So a payment of $84,146.61 will resolve the matter. ($204,607.35 x 0.10 - $100,000 = $84,146.61.)
Regards,
Greg
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Gregory L Poe
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
Web Site: www.gpoelaw.com
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will be nack wed lets talk
That is good — thanks. Safe travels.
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington. D.C. 20004
When can we speak today?
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Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
You asked me to contact you two days ago but haven't heard from you. Happy to schedule a time to talk.
Please let me know.
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvanla Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
sorry you are right. will try late today 430?
430 is good, thanks
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
- Sender: Gregory Poe
- Date: Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 8:43 AM
- Subject: Re: Outstanding Invoices
- Recipient: "jeffrey E."
- Message: 430 is good, thanks
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
On Nov 10, 2017, at 8:22 AM, jeffrey E. <> wrote:
sorry you are right. will try late today 430?
On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Gregory Poe <> wrote:
You asked me to contact you two days ago but haven't heard from you. Happy to schedule a time to talk.
Please let me know.
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvanla Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
On Nov 8, 2017, at 8:06 AM, Gregory Poe <> wrote:
When can we speak today?
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Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
On Nov 3, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Gregory Poe <> wrote:
That is good — thanks. Safe travels.
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington. D.C. 20004
On Nov 3, 2017, at 11:20 AM, jeffrey E. jeevacation@gmail.com wrote:
will be nack wed lets talk
On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Gregory Poe <> wrote:
Jeffrey-
I hope things on your island are improving and going as well as possible.
Can we please schedule a time to talk on Monday? I've attached the current statement reflecting the balance due. As I have offered before, I am willing to resolve this at a 10% discount. I received $100,000 in January 2017. So a payment of $84,146.61 will resolve the matter. ($204,607.35 x 0.10 - $100,000 = $84,146.61.)
Regards,
Greg
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Gregory L Poe
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
Web Site: www.gpoelaw.com
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From: Gregory Poe
Sent: Tuesday, October 10 2017 10:33 AM
To: jeffrey E.
Subject: Re: Outstanding Invoices
Very sorry to hear about that. Terrible news. I had no idea. All the best to everyone. I will contact you later this month.
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
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On Oct 10, 2017, at 10:27 AM, jeffrey E. <> wrote:
sorry, I am dealing with trying to get food to the people stranded on my island pleaes re email me or call after the 22 , you and i should discuss.
On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Gregory Poe <> wrote:
Jeffrey-
Can we please resolve this? I would really appreciate a response.
Regards,
Geeg
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
Begin forwarded message:
From: Gregory Poe
Date: August 18, 2017 at 9:05:17 AM EDT
To: Jeff Epstein jeevacation@gmail.com
Subject: Outstanding Invoices
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Dear Jeffrey —
I hope that all is well with you. I am assuming that the issue of the balance due for the work I did has fallen through the cracks somehow. I'm really hoping that we can resolve this quickly.
To recap a bit, it's been more than a year since the engagement terminated and more than six months since you and I spoke. More than half of the balance due is outstanding. When we spoke on January 31 of this year, you authorized your accountant to wire $100,000 to my firm's operating account. We received that wire (and thanks again). You also asked me on January 31 to send the invoices to you directly (which I had sent to Darren Indyke during the course of the representation). I sent them to you the same day (January 31). I have followed up via email twice since then (on March 30 and May 20, attaching the invoices each time) but have not received any response.
I had one discussion with Darren regarding the invoices. It was over a year ago -- on Friday, July 29, 2016. During that discussion, in which it was evident that he had not looked at the May invoke until he received the June invoice, he expressed his displeasure with the amount of the invoices and told me that he would specify his questions regarding specific invoice entries and get back to me. He never did. After the engagement was terminated, I sent numerous emails to Darren asking about the status of payment and requesting action. He did not reply to my various emails. He sent one email to me, on October 17, 2016, again expressing his displeasure with the amount of the invokes. But he never specified his concerns as he said he would when I spoke with him on July 29, 2016; he simply took the position that he thought the fees were too large for motions practice. That position was based on an inaccurate view of the work that I actually did as I have explained.
To be frank, I have never had an experience like this in almost 28 years of practicing law. From my perspective, as I'm sure you can appreciate, it is not reasonable for more than half of invoiced amounts to remain due more than 15 months since the onset of the work that I performed. I am still willing to resolve the entire issue at a 10% discount. If you want to pay me something less than the amount due, or ask for a discount greater than 10%, I would like to know that If you don't intend to pay me anything more, I would like to know that too. The total amount invoiced was $204,607.35. Ninety percent of that amount is $184,146.62. Applying the $100,000 payment, the amount due at a 10% discount is $84,146.62.
I appreciate the opportunity that I had to work for you regarding the Maxwell case. As I've expressed before, I performed work as necessary at no charge to you after the representation terminated to ensure a smooth transition to substitute counsel.
On a personal note, let me emphasize that I'm very glad I had the opportunity to meet you in person back in December 2014 when you engaged me the first time around for the CVRA work.
EFTA00462762
I would really like to get this behind us without unhappy memories. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and all the best,
Greg
Gregory L Poe
Law Offices of Gregory L. Poe PLLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7204
Washington, D.C. 20004
Web Site: www.gpoelaw.com
This communication is intended solely for the use of the addressee. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, exempt from disclosure under applicable law, and/or attorney work product. Any dissemination or copying of this communication is prohibited except by the addressee and employees or agents responsible for delivering it to the addressee. If you have received this 'cation in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and by telephone at
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Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this
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Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation®gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved
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Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation®gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved
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Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by
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return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved
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