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Originally Posted by FRS Dad
To litigate a tiny case like this through to trial...deposing witnesses, hiring experts, making court appearances...would cost you more than the car is worth with no guarantee of a favorable verdict.
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You don't have to litigate a case for an attorney to be helpful. An attorney is like a gun. You don't have to shoot someone to change their behavior. All you have to do is point it at them. A certain kind of power comes out the end of it that will make them stand still and raise their hands without the gun even having to be loaded.
The best use of a lawyer is to head off problems so that you don't have to go to court. A letter on an attorney's letterhead often gets better results than a customer's dissatisfaction, and many attorneys will do that for a nominal amount. They're also helpful in negotiations, in the same way brokers, agents or professional negotiators are in other deals. Just as a TV news anchor will usually get a better deal if he sends his agent in to deal with station management, having a lawyer negotiate on your behalf can have similar benefits.
So maybe he spends a few hundred bucks on a lawyer, who negotiates a favorable solution that also includes having his own fees paid without too much effort. There are lawyers around who will take that case.