FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 19, 2013

But how often must a lawyer or a law firm engage in consumer debt collection activities before they are subject to the Act? This question has taken on increasing importance in recent years as more law firms have integrated collection work into their existing practices. See Wadas , 2013 WL 3928631, at *5. Frankel , 197 F.3d

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Determining the line between foreclosure activity and debt collection, however, can be elusive. 17- 278) was whether notices sent by a trustee as required to initiate a non-judicial foreclosure under California law violated the FDCPA. 2017), a putative FDCPA class action filed against a law firm.

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 22, 2017

As you evaluate your firm’s risk to these cases, you will want to review every consumer-facing interaction of the firm top to bottom, including any letter forms utilized, your standard telephone practices and voicemail messages, the complaints, pleadings, discovery requests, and the post-judgment collection practices you employ.

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