Court?
1. you have to serve him, he doesn't want to be served, he will claim he wasn't served, his wife will testify that he was in Iraq that day
2. he will serve you back with a motion to dismiss, based on nonsense, but you still have to answer it
3. he may have the whole thing owned by a corporation, in which all stock is owned by his dog
4. he will produce a contract selling the company to his cousin (wife, neighbor) that appears to pre-date your problem - "I don't own it any more"
5. he files for bankruptcy, and almost all of the claims against him are friends of his (to dilute your share)
6. if you get a judgment against him, the Court does not collect the money (!!!)
7. you still have to locate and identify his assets, pay the Sheriff to seize them and auction them off
8. some banks have no idea what a judgment is, and will not turn over his money until their lawyer says yes (yes, that's illegal)
9. you may get your attorney's fees back, but don't count on it

How would I know these things?
My office: