Non-Solicitation Agreement — NDA prevents me from getting new job

Looking for advice on a legal issue. Here's what happened.

NDA prevents me from getting new job. I've been dealing with this for about 3 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

The contract was signed 14 months ago. I have a copy of the original agreement. The total amount in dispute is approximately $16,000.

What are the risks if I pursue this? What's the likely timeline?

I've seen this play out several times in my field.

In my case, it took about 4-8 months to resolve. The key was filing with the appropriate government agency.