Then he pays up, including late charges and attorney fees.
The law allows the recovery of attorney fees and costs.
By the time the 1991 Act was passed both allowed for an award of attorneys fees.
Cook claims he has spent over $600,000 on attorney fees to stop the recall.
And since that time, she has accumulated an additional $200,000 in attorney fees.
"What we've gotten so far doesn't even begin to cover our attorney fees," she said.
He estimated that attorney fees would amount to about 5 percent of the settlement.
Hell, we're paying six hundred million a year on attorney fees we can put at least some of our savings into getting the word out.
According to Wiener, the government paid $204,000 in court costs and attorney fees.
A client is not charged attorney fees if he loses the case.