Still in “negotiations” to get paid for work I already delivered under a presumption of trust based on a track record of getting paid in the past. My bad for taking them at their word. Now it’s time for them to…

If there's any way you can prove this track record and have any form of written evidence of changes in scope that justified this latest work, you may have basis for a lawsuit.

But take it with a grain of salt, dunno where you are based on, and IANAL.

To be sure
Reverse the pronouns if necessary
But yeah the image I agree with lol

@CoreFusionX The amount owed is relatively small compared to the cost of litigation. The most I could afford is arbitration. But it was going to be enough for me to upgrade some hardware so I can be more efficient. Still, I went the extra mile for them and all they can feign to show me is allegedly empty pockets.