Hello out there. I have a very difficult situation on my hands that I need seasoned advice on. I've done about $ 110,000.00 of work for this development co. They've paid all but the last $ 40,000.00 which is all T & M work. There was never a contract because there were several different phases that were nothing more than a handshake. We worked for a Gen. who worked for the developer. I have documentation of his acceptance of my invoices, but now he tells me that the agreed upon labor rate of $ 40.00 per/hr. per/man has only been approved for $ 28.00 per/hr. Leaving a difference of about $ 14,000.00. I've filed a pre-lim, but am not sure what to do next. There position is "it's an unspoken rule that sometimes you have to take it in the shorts" that's what the Gen. we were working for told me to my face, after we killed ourselves making him look good and him telling us he'd take care of us, don't worry. Any advice is welcome