I just got off the phone with a consumer attorney who is representing one of my clients. This client is being sued by one of the big collection agencies and they are throwing everything they can at this poor guy and his mother, interrogatories, discovery, etc. At my suggestion (although I always suggest […]

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I get this question a lot - “I’m being sued by a collection agency - do you know of a good attorney?”. We do present a list of consumer attorneys on our website, but the list is not complete. Consumer attorneys are few and far between and in some states and counties in […]

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In March, Dennis J. Herrera, San Francisco’s city attorney, sued National Arbitration Firm, (NAF), a for-profit company based in Minneapolis which specializes in resolving claims by banks, credit card companies, and major retailers that contend consumers owe them money. In the suit, Herrera accused the NAF, which handles many firms in California state court, […]

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It’s what I’ve told my clients about 1000 times…don’t panic when a collection agency sues you. You can EASILY beat it.
From the blog of a Michigan attorney:
I love defending people against debt buyers because the Plaintiffs case is as strong as a house of cards in a hurricane. Debt buyers buy judgments, credit card […]

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I received the initial letter on 2/18/08, but this played out nicely and thought I would share as it is a good reason why the consumer should NEVER roll over to a collection agency.
I’ve posted all the updates.
“Three years ago I switched cell phone providers. I am fairly sure I settled up with the old […]

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Well, OK,I don’t have a judgment. But one of my clients does. I’m giving you the conversation as a bit of enlightenment on judgments.
Client: “I have a judgment for $2000, but it was entered in error. They sued me in Utah and I lived in California.”
Me: “Ok, so when was the […]

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Just got this email from a client….this collection agencies lawyers tried everything to get this guy to pay and they had no information or proof on the case - sent him bogus affidavits, etc. They sent him interrogatories, scared him half to death, he was on the phone with me, shaking in his boots. […]

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Since they are losing their shirts these days, Citibank is really getting very aggresive with past-due accounts. They skirt the FDCPA by owning collection agencies, so when a Citibank collection agency calls, they can do whatever they want.
My latest client is being sued by Citibank for a $19K debt from 2004 that with fees […]

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Yesterday’s call:
My client got a letter from a lawyer who offers to represent her and is giving her an advance “courtesy” warning that she is about to be sued. These lawyers peruse public records and in the hopes of getting new clients. And this client had not been served!
So she is all panicky […]

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