Need some simple lawyer expertise! I'm not sure how to ask this correctly without a little backstory...
I was a full-time employee of at a small Austin company ~15 years ago when the company fell behind on paychecks as the company struggled. The CEO/owner kept promising via email to pay me as I continued working (lesson learned). He never payed me, and I think he filed for company and personal bankruptcy instead. I don't know for sure.
So, I found a lawyer that agreed to take the case on contingency basis since he was just starting out in employment law and he was recommended by a mutual lawyer friend in a different field of law. Anyway, the lawyer filed in small claims court for the $10k owed. He told me that we won since the boss guy failed to show up in court. The lawyer said he was able to win a lien on him for the company and him personally. However, the lawyer and financial company he contracted wasn't able to find any actual money that I could get.
Meanwhile, the guy started a new company, owns a boat, and probably lives a comfortable life. So how can I see if the lawyer actually did file suit and I actually won? And if I have a personal lien on the boss, why aren't I getting money from him as he makes it?