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Using Aggressive Methods to Domesticate Foreign Judgments and Enforce Mechanics Liens

Collections Law

Cohen LLC, you don’t have to suffer from the stress and frustration that comes with the legwork involved in following up with debtors. You also don’t have to sit helplessly in the face of bad debts when your debtor fails to make payments. We Domesticate Foreign Judgments in Massachusetts. At the Law Offices of Alan M.

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Eleventh Circuit Throws Debt Collectors Under the FDCPA Bus for Sharing Account Information with Letter Vendors

Troutman Sanders

Section 1692c(b) of the FDCPA prohibits a debt collector from communicating with most third parties “in connection with the collection of any debt” unless it has the consumer’s consent. The hospital hired debt collector Preferred Collection & Management Services, Inc.

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How Aggressive Collections Attorneys Can Aid in Massachusetts Debt Recovery

Collections Law

Have you lost all hope of recovering a long-overdue debt? You’ve tried everything in your power, but the debtor doesn’t respond or keeps making excuses to buy more time. You might be preparing to write off these dues as bad debts — but there is still light at the end of the tunnel. Why Hire a Collections Attorney?

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Sixth Circuit Widens Split on Benign Language Exception

Consumer Financial Services Law

In Donovan , the debt collector sent a letter with two glassine windows. The consumer filed suit alleging that the envelope created a risk that third parties would recognize that she was receiving mail from a debt collector and asserting, among other things, a violation of 15 U.S.C. American Collections Enter.,

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Every Step You Need to Take to File Mechanic’s Liens in Massachusetts

Collections Law

If you are in the construction industry and are providing labor or materials for labor for a given job or property, it is imperative that you are paid on time and in full. The experienced mechanic’s lien debt collection lawyers at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC focus on preparing, filing, and enforcing mechanic’s liens.

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COVID-19 Collections Impact Bulletin: State Responses (December 2020 Update)

Burr Forman

Financial institutions, servicers, lenders, and debt collectors must stay up-to-date on evolving federal and state laws stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, as such laws impact all facets of consumer loan servicing and debt collection. Colorado – On June 29, 2020, the Colorado legislature enacted Senate Bill 20-211.