Penn Hills Contractor Dispute Resolved

Recently, a contractor was charged with a crime when a customer accused him of fraud. The customer claimed the contractor took her money, bought materials she didn’t like for the project, and never received new materials after she requested them. The fence was allegedly half-completed, and – according to the customer, not done well. She eventually accused the contractor of home improvement fraud. Knowing the effects a conviction could have on his life and career, the contractor reached out to attorney Samir Sarna.

Attorney Sarna presented the contract agreed upon between his client and the customer and receipts for all the materials used throughout the project to the judge, arguing that this matter was civil, not criminal. He asked for his client to be allowed to pay $1,000 a month in escrow for three months. The judge agreed, and the case was eventually dismissed.

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