This was, however, reversed on appeal, mainly because the
attorney letter did not overtly threaten to turn anyone in, report someone to the authorities, or public expose or ridicule anyone -- he merely threatened to expose the names to court where the complaint was to be filed.
Registration papers of 35 cars, cash transfer receipts to the tune of Dh11,833,486 and a power of
attorney letter purportedly issued by a Dubai court, were also recovered during the raid.
For example, a motor vehicle insufficient fund check goes through the following status changes: electronic "representment" by a vendor, 30 days; department letter, the next 15 days; collections unit letter, the next 15 days; sheriff's office tag removal, the next 45 days; district
attorney letter, the next 45 days; cancellation with the State of Kansas, the next 15 days; and, finally, district attorney prosecution, if evidence and witnesses are available.
We have only had to send an
attorney letter twice, for a total of about $18,000.
It is this implicit message that `get[s] the debtor's knees knocking' and makes the
attorney letter a particularly effective method of debt collection," the court wrote.
Will Galcik stop displaying Keane's "Family Circus" cartoons on the site, as the
attorney letter demanded?
To evaluate properly the effect of environmental matters on a client's financial statements, and in connection with the auditor's assessment of the adequacy of the client's disclosures, it would be advisable (although not required by generally accepted auditing standards) for the auditor to request that the client's legal counsel address these matters in its
attorney letter.
Task forces have been established to address internal control, audit committees, quality control and other issues (document retention, concurring partner reviews, foreign affiliate issues and
attorney letter amendments).
