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You Deserve Better Than Being Harassed By A Debt Collector

The debt collector may swear at you, or make a bunch of threats. Although they can’t actually follow through on most of these threats, you may not know that at the time you are speaking with them.

You Are Protected By Law Regarding Debt Harassment

Some people may be fearful or at least reluctant to take a debt collector’s phone call. Others don’t want to read letters about the debt that they owe. However, it is far better to face the facts and deal with debt collectors.

You Are Protected By Law Regarding Debt Harassment

In essence, it is a federal law that was put into place in order to stop abuses that consumers suffer from debt collectors. This is also known as debt harassment.

A Few Things You Should Know About When Dealing With Debt Collectors

A great deal of problems can arise, including collectors depositing the checks prior to the date specified on the checks. They may keep the checks on file and then they try and push you for verbal permission to go into your checking account.

Practical Advice For Victims Of Debt Harassment

If you feel that you are being treated unfairly by a creditor or collection agency, please contact us immediately. Legal Rights Advocates, PLLC is a consumer advocate law firm that focuses on consumer rights protection services across the Unites States.

Second Circuit Enjoins New Public Charge Rule for NY, CT, and VT

On August 4, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed two district court decisions blocking implementation of the new public charge rule.

The Hazards of 'Weaponizing' Capital Call and Dilution Provisions

“Weaponizing” capital call and dilution provisions can be an effective sharp elbow tactic in business divorce situations, but practitioners should be wary of the risks that come with it.

Closely-Held Company Litigation? Pay Attention to Schedule K-1

In a perfect world, groups of potential business partners would sit down before they started their new ventures to hash out the details of their relationship. They would work in close consultation with one or more attorneys to produce detailed subscription, operating and loan agreements documenting their arrangements and clearly delineating responsibilities. In the real world, the birth of closely-held businesses is sometimes far messier. There are a variety of ways to prove or disprove that a person is an equity holder in the absence of membership certificates, stock ledgers or written operating agreements. A perennial favorite, however, is using an entity’s tax returns, specifically, the Schedule K-1.

Counsel’s Obligation to Stop the 'Rambo' Client

Some attorneys treat defending a deposition as an opportunity to be a jerk. Speaking objections, witness coaching and bogus instructions not to answer are all arrows in the quiver of the “Rambo” litigator. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, their state equivalents and the rules of professional conduct generally prohibit this conduct. The Federal Rules, for example, expressly authorize district courts to impose sanctions for this type of behavior. Indeed, since Rule 30 was amended in 1993 to add an express prohibition on this conduct, federal courts throughout the country have demonstrated a willingness to crack down on these tactics.

Minimizing the Consequences of Inadvertent Disclosures in Pa. Litigation

Little mistakes; big consequences. The possibility of catastrophic consequences from the inadvertent disclosure of confidential or privileged documents makes litigators cringe. The proliferation of large e-discovery productions that make manual review unfeasible increases the risks of a misstep.

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