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lbrown6857
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i used to live in ny and had an accountant that handled my finances as well as money management for stocks and bonds. He was a friend of the family and had no written contract with him on how much he would charge me at the end of the year for financial matters as well as taxes. I basically paid him whatever his bill said no questions asked. I moved to florida and he helped find a space for my business (even though he has no real estate license and is not a broker, he got the lead from his son in laws parents, he negotiated the lease for me and he spent about 3 hours in boca raton visiting the spot for me. He was in florida during his own time. The problem is that he got very head strong and during the negotiations he would not let me get an word in edge wise and I protested it but he did not care that it was my final decision. I told him that I did not need his services anymore and fired him and that I would handle the rest of the negotiations and well as my taxes and my financial matter with other people. A few wks later i get a bill for his services for 15,000. dollars I told him that was ridiculous and that I wanted an itemized total of his time. He refused and told me he did not charge me by the hour but by the things that he did even though he would not give them in writing. I told him he would not be getting this kind of money from him and told him I would give him $5,000. My question is without a written agreement on what he is charging me am i going to be liable in court for this kind of money. Thank you.