I hired a lawyer in 2006 to renew a writ. I received a statement of account in July of that year from him stating the work done and the costs. The statement recorded that my account continued to have $500 in trust after the costs were subtracted. I assumed the work was done and that there were no more costs. I contacted him again July 2012 regarding some more possible work on the same issue. He sent me an invoice for another $2500 for work that had been done by him in 2006 subsequent to my last account statement. The invoice also included charges for my conversation with him in 2012.

My understanding of the law, and the answers on this forum, suggest that the debt for the work done in 2006 has past the statute of limitations of two years. I never received an invoice in 2006 for this work. Even if I had, there was no attempt by the lawyer to follow up. The first I heard of this extra work was July 2012.

I find a number of other facts rather suspicious, but these are not important if the debt is truly nullified by the statue of limitations. However, since he is a lawyer and I am not, I cannot help but wonder if the debt is exempt from the SOL, perhaps because it is a debt to a lawyer.

Any thoughts? Thank you.