Receivables Control

MARCH 11, 2019

Tired of wasting time and incurring high attorney costs while suing to recover debts? Perhaps you feel it’s a lost cause before you even start the process! Maybe you have spent so much time with all the back and forth that you wonder if you became your attorney’s assistant. If you feel this way, it’s time for a different approach.

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Firms

MARCH 15, 2019

Since you have a business to run and often are crammed for time juggling your daily tasks, you probably don’t have the time to follow up on each and every debtor personally. Hence, using a collection agency is your best bet at recovering past due balances. And FIRMS is one of the best in the business. We send letters and follow up with the debtors over the phone, diligently, efficiently and with a prime focus on collecting the outstanding amount.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

MARCH 15, 2019

A district court in Michigan recently dismissed an FDCPA action, holding that a letter which included a bankruptcy disclaimer was for informational purposes only and did not violate the FDCPA. Tyler v. Fabrizio & Brook, P.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33450 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 4, 2019). At first glance, the decision appears to be in conflict with the Sixth Circuit’s prior decisions in Glazer v.

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Consumer Finance Watch

MARCH 15, 2019

By: Wayne Streibich , Diana M. Eng , Jonathan M. Robbin, and Diana M. Eng. On March 13, 2019, in a case of first impression, New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department (“Second Department”) issued a decision holding the reinstatement provision of a mortgage does not prevent the acceleration of the loan prior to entry of a foreclosure judgment.

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Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

Law firms tend to not track things well.? That includes time and billing, where they regularly tend to leave hours on the table.? But, it also extends to other parts of the practice.? So, when was the last time you examined your budget? Lawyers who know their overhead are empowered because they have a baseline idea of what they need to make to keep the lights on, and what they need to make over and above that to earn a comfortable living.?

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