[leonardscott]

2 years ago my 50/50 business partner froze me out of our software company and made it so I couldn't take a draw. I hired a business lawyer to get me a fair dissolution. My partner has been unreasonable ever since and has done many unethical things. He ran out business for 2 years and closed it down 1/1/10 saying there were no cutomers and he was starting a new unrelated business.

Recently I performed a search on his cell phone number and found a new website for him. He has had to site up for the last 1 1/2 years while he was running our existing business. He secretly moved the client base of our business to his new business. (I work from another state). I have proof because work done for them is featured on his new site!

I also suspect that he has made an illegal copy of some software a non-empolyee friend of mine created, that we used to represent with a licensing agreement. My friend had the software copyrighted in his own name and wants to send him a letter of revocation saying "he no longer has the right to represent the softare". But we don't have money to enforce the letters if he should challenge it.

[ScottGem]

This is going to be a complex issue with contracts, copyright laws and non compete issues involved. The only way you have a chance of getting anything here is if you have a lawyer. You might be able to find an attorney who will take this on a contingency basis, if you have a good enough case. But without a lawyer you don't stand a chance. Yes have your friend send a letter, but I doubt if this guy will comply with just a letter.

[leonardscott]

I have a International Business lawyer who I have been working with for the past two years. I have very little money left. I'm underemployed as a night auditor in a hotel. The lawyer is attempting to get me abatement insurance to cover the legal costs. The "letter of Revocation" is al ready paid for and will come from him.

[Fr_Chuck]

So why not restart your own business, and steal back your customers ?