The danger is that unpaid fees, in industry parlance, can "pyramid."

The bulk of the unpaid fees were to be repaid over a longer period.

In 1949 the Holy Name architects sued for unpaid fees.

Under prevailing industry rules, the unpaid fees alone could constitute enough of an independence problem to require an auditor to step down.

If the arbitrator is not paid, then they may sue either or both parties for unpaid fees.

The unpaid fees while the patent was pending have to be paid on grant.

A fortune in unpaid green fees is involved.

In dispute was $260,000 owed to the city for unpaid fees for the previous couple of years.

The defense has argued that the stock was to cover unpaid legal fees.

That September, James faced another lawsuit from his former lawyer for $327,533 in unpaid fees.