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OVERVIEW: If you have received a collection or demand letter from a collection agency or a law firm, you should immediately seek the assistance and counsel of a lawyer. Normally, all collection or demand letters have deadlines to either resolve or dispute the claim. As a practical matter, you do not want to ever waive any of your rights so the initial collection or demand letter should be treated very seriously. This office can assist you in protecting your rights and responding intelligently to a collection letter by disputing and/or seeking verification of the debt.
Just the same, if you or a family member was served with a lawsuit, you will also want to immediately seek the help of a lawyer. All lawsuits have time deadlines by which you must file a written response. Calling the Court or the person who filed the lawsuit against you is not enough. Unless you get a written extension of time, you must file your written response in a timely manner and in proper form. The Rules of Civil Procedure require that your written response be in a certain form and format. The failure to observe the Rules of Civil Procedure may result in a default being entered against you and the entry of a final judgment.
Whether it is a collection letter or lawsuit, this office can help you protect your rights and seek a final resolution for the dispute. Upon our office entering your case, all letters and telephone calls to you will cease and the only party contacting you on these issues will be us. Thereafter, your case will be handled in a civil and amicable manner until it is ultimately resolved.
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