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For a valuable perspective from two former Judges on why Mediation is a better option than going to court in Family… https://t.co/5uK95lrrOA
New Episode is Up In this podcast, attorneys Joe Davies and Caren Enloe discuss how judgment-creditors can use jud… https://t.co/YdhNI2YQED
New episode is up! Attorneys Christina McAlpin Taylor and Melissa Tulis discuss the differences to expect across co… https://t.co/PlsmmgLGsU
This article was published in the March 2021 Issue of Paradigm Magazine by the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Read More
The FDCPA provides a bona fide error defense for debt collectors who can show by a preponderance of the evidence that their violation… Read More
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently denied cross-motions for summary judgment on a debtor’s claim that a… Read More
While it remains to be seen what, if any, changes a change in leadership in the CFPB will bring to the Debt Collection… Read More
Section 1692a(3) defines a consumer as any natural person obligated or allegedly obligated to pay a consumer debt. The final debt collection rule… Read More
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that a mortgage servicer had a permissible purpose… Read More
On October 30, 2020, the CFPB published its long-awaited Final Debt Collection Rule (the “Rule”) which is intended to interpret the federal Fair… Read More
Filing a reaffirmation agreement in a chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding is a commonplace occurrence for many attorneys. However, the reaffirmation process is fraught… Read More
A recent opinion issued by the Sixth Circuit should prove helpful to attorneys facing unsettled issues of state law. As drolly described by… Read More
The Third Circuit has recently held in In re Denby-Peterson, 941 F.3d 115 (3rd Cir. 2019) that creditors who refuse to relinquish an… Read More
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