We met a lawyer very briefly when we got here for an introduction and to figure out his fees. We wound up not working with him because he was a bit pricey and his profuse sweating made us uneasy. After 18 months of silence, he emailed us a few weeks ago to congratulate us on opening and ask where he can send his bill. We totally ignored him, laughing.

Yesterday, he emails us an invoice for 1300 euros for visa processing services and incorporation (which Lee and I did ourselves). I wrote him telling him he must be mistaken. He responded telling me that the fee was for an email he sent with some special documents attached (the visa application and incoporation process which require only a google search to find). Lee and I were one part amused and about fifty parts totally incredulous. I responded with a pretty brief "No way Jose" to this scam artist. Is this what the real world is like? Or is it just lawyers?