In his case, he was 'jolted aside' for requirements they never stated. Since they brought in a lawyer, he should have informed his parents or peers, or reached out to a willing party/lawyer(it's good to have some of them as friends) who would have helped to salvage the situation.
Godwin Daniel Olele
Frontend web developer
Hi, I'm Godwin, I just read your article and this gave me an insight of future expectations as a budding developer. But how can anyone overcome a situation like this ?