Need to gauge exposure on civil/business dispute and how to handle.
Location: Davidson Co., TN
To maintain anonymity and give a synopsis of the situation.
Contractor A received checks connected to Client B, attempted to address the checks directly and through his bank, then had the money tied up for months after his business account was restricted and closed; he fought to recover the funds and establish another account, but after eventually gaining access to the money he failed to fully repay Client B and used some of it, he now has the entire repayment amount available and wants counsel’s advice regarding both repayment and the allegation that his conduct constituted theft rather than a badly handled business dispute.
Hope I’m following the rules on this one. Tried to make this TLDR, if you’d like more specifics in order to give advice on how Contractor A should handle their situation, I am willing to provide more information.
Contractor A has not been charged or determined to be a suspect at this moment, only “mentioned in a theft report”.