Michigan Collection Law Blog
Covers collection agencies, collection law firms and debt collection.
Author: Gary Nitzkin is a solo practitioner based in Southfield, Mich.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Law Firms • Solos/Small Firms • States • Michigan • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Michigan Collection Law Blog
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Why suing on purchased debt is rarely successful.
A recent speaker at the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education had talked about suing on purchased debt. He said that a debt buyer does not have to produce a witness from the originating creditor…
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Should you take that asset if it has a lien on it?
An unfortunate part of my job is to have a court officer seize assets from people who refuse to pay the judgments that are placed with us for collection. I don’t like doing this for…
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Attorneys...use these tips to collect your fees...
Steve Harms, one of the giants in the legal debt collection community, spoke at the recent ICLE program. He spoke on the issue of attorney liens. Like us at Nitzkin and Associates, he does a…
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Why purchasing debt is a bad bet at trial
A recent speaker at the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education had talked about suing on purchased debt. He said that a debt buyer does not have to produce a witness from the originating creditor…
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Ideas to defend against foreclosure
I am personally sickened by the number of foreclosures that we are experiencing in Michigan. While mortgage foreclosure is at epidemic levels throughout our state, I have decided to do something about it. I may…
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In G-d, we trust and thank G-d for trusts to keep the creditors away from our assets.
My good friend and colleague, Howard Young works for the dark side. He is an asset protection planning attorney. Recently, he spoke at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Debt Collection. He said…
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American Express sues Mastercard
American Express settled its lawsuit against Visa for $1.8 billion. AE accused Visa conspiring to stifle banks from issuing AE credit cards. Mastercard has agreed to make 12 quarterly payments of $150 million each at…
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When collectors exert too much pressure....
I was shocked and saddened to read about a story of an individual who received so many dunning notices and collection calls from a New Jersey Rent-a-Center, that he walked into the store and set…
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Suing your attorney? You have have to show that the debt was collectible.
On June 18, 2008, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a in order to prevail against an attorney in a malpractice action, the Plaintiff must show that the he would have won the underlying case…
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Live from New York...it Gary
My wife and I are on vacation in New York. She would kill me if she knew that I was doing any sort of work including posting anything to my blog. She is still sleeping,…