Been to the Lawyer

I took all my paperwork down and sat down with my lawyer. She looked at it, snickered, and said "Well, there really isn't any way that a judge would look at this and come to any other conclusion. He owes you $1800 (okay, really it's $1791.53 - he'd pitch a fit if I claimed it might be more!). Oh, and the $2677 for the orthodontist."

"So, how much would it be to take this to court?"

"At least another $3500."

"Could I recover that from him?"

"Seeing as how he refused a reasonable request, yes."

So...it's pay me $4468.53 now, or pay me $7968.53 later. And here's the really sad part - there is no way of telling which one he'll go for.