Contracts

In the beginning of this year myself and two other people I was doing business with agreed verbally to get a commercial property together and split the bills evenly. Joe was the one getting all the work and was paying both Bill and myself as outside contractors. Before this agreement Joe and I agreed that my rates would have to increase by $5 an hour to help pay for the extra overhead. I paid for the new carpet and refrigerator in the shop and the first 2 months were free on the lease. Joe took on the lease himself in his company name and never had either Bill or myself sign a lease for the property. About a month into it Bill bailed out and left without notice. Later, about 2 months into the lease I got paid and realized that I was not getting my raise of $5 dollars more an hour. I expressed this to Joe and his response was that he never agreed to it. About 3 months into the lease he sent me a bill for half of the property and bills when I only agreed to a third. I told him that I was unable to pay the bills because of the amount I was getting paid and now that it was half of the bills instead of the third. Also at this time he owed me about $18000 in work that I had done earlier that year and was not paying. We then verbally agreed that he would keep that money in exchange for the money I owed for the shop. I went to a lawyer told him the whole story and set up an early lease termination. Joe later ripped the form up in my face. I was trying to ensure that I was going to get paid in the future for any work I did. A month later he changed all the locks on my office and on the outside of the shop so I couldn't get in. Before he did this I was doing additional work and now he owed me about $280000. I have since filed a suit against him to get back the $280000 he owes plus the money I spent on the carpet and refrigerator. What are my chances of getting the money that is owed to me? Which I have plenty of proof showing I did. And how long could it take to get it? If he's that reluctant to pay?

I have been managing a men's recovery home and the original owner had been paying me cash to do this. As of January 2008 he hasn't payed me. He has since let the property go back to the bank and they are assuming ownership and have asked me to continue managing it. I have approx $8000.00 in back wages coming to me. Am I able to file a lien of any kind to collect this past money owed to me?

I believe my ex-wife, following our divorce, conspired and encouraged my son, who worked with me for ten years, to leave the company and take two of my principals. Can I sue for financial damages?

Being in Hawaii I bought vacation timeshare trial program (not the membership - just a trial). I would like to rescind. The contract was signed on the December 21. How much time do I have to rescind if it is still possible? Does the holiday days count to the rescission period?

If verbal lease with option to buy camper trailer agreement was not up held can I go get my trailer?