Litigation/Unpaid Sales Commissions Disputes

Washington DC Employment Litigation Attorney

Serving sales reps in Maryland and the DC metro area

Most commission disputes involve sales reps who have recently left a company, voluntarily or under duress. Regardless of the circumstances their sales contracts still apply and state law prohibits withholding of sales commissions earned during employment.

When discussion and negotiation with an employer or sales principle fail to produce the commission owed, a sales representative can file a civil claim in state or federal court. Our law office has extensive litigation experience in this area and has successfully represented sales representatives who have been unable to recover commissions from current or former employers.

We handle employment lawsuit involving wrongful termination, contract fraud, and employer bad faith.

We actively pursue the interests of sales reps and other clients in formal civil court litigation. If the sales principle extends a settlement offer, we explain the effects of the settlement and offer realistic legal advice. Steps in the litigation process include:

• Demand for payment
• Attempted resolution
• Filing of complaint
• Answer
• Discovery
• Settlement conference (out of court)
• Mediation - court-assigned or independent mediation

We have overcome the typical arguments that: (1) the sale was never made; (2) the customer never sent in payment; (3) the salesperson harmed the company upon leaving by taking customer lists or other proprietary information; or (4) some other factor unbeknownst to the salesperson precluded commission recovery.

If a contract dispute cannot be resolved litigation may be your best option. For effective representation in an unpaid commissions lawsuit, call or e-mail Contracts & Commissions LLC.