Aggressively Pursuing the Debts You Are Owed in Massachusetts
What some of our clients say about us:
Attorney Alan M. Cohen is our "go to guy" whenever an aggressive collection approach is necessary to collect your dollars from uncooperative accounts. He has proven to be very successful in securing our claims by attaching debtors' asset on an Ex Parte basis, usually within a week of our claim being placed in his hands, and eventually effecting payment, including fees and interest.
I highly recommend using Alan to pursue your past due dollars owed by your unresponsive customers rather than using the letter writing, "advance your file 60 days" variety of agency or law firm."
Stephen P. Milliken
Credit and collections Manager
Patriot Flooring Supply, Inc.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc.
"I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt appreciation for your diligence in collections matters on behalf of my company Peabody Supply Co., Inc. Your quick actions and dedication to your profession have bennefitted Peabody Supply greatly. The level of service and legal expertise that we have received from you in the past nine months is beyond reproach.
We have used many collections agencies and other attorneys over the years. However, once we placed our first case with you, I knew we were dealing with a very unique attorney. Your work ethic and skill in dealing with real estate liens and ex parte attachments is amazing. We have seen action and results in every case we have sent to you. Because of this, I have even pulled active cases from our typical attorneys that we had been using. Their idea of active pursuit is sending out a demand letter every 30 days. You take action as soon as you receive a case and do not let up until you receive results.
In addition, you keep us informed on every step of the collections process. This is a welcome change to being kept in the dark by our past collections attorneys. If we have a question about a case or legal terminology, you are eagar to answer our questions. Because you take the time to update us on cases, I feel truly empowered. We are able to make appropriate decisions together as to how to proceed with a certain case.
From past experience, attorneys usually will not take smaller cases or cases that they feel they cannot win. However, you have been willing and eager to take any and all cases we have sent you. You were motivated not by financial gain but by your commitment to excellence in client service and satisfaction. This is one of the main reasons that we now use you exclusively for our collections matters.
In closing, the previous reasons for our appreciation of your work ethic would be enough for most companies to decide to use you as their attorney. The fact that you get fantastic results in collecting on unpaid receivables should solidify the fact that you are the best at what you do."
Sincerely,
Cheryl Cormier
Controller
Peabody Supply Co., Inc.
"To all you creditors stumbling around out there playing patty-cake with your debtors: What are you thinking?
We did our in-house collection due diligence, the phone calls and letter writing and after 60-days when these efforts were exhausted; we turned the accounts over to a collection agency. Guess what, they would spend another 60-days making phone calls and writing letters. If the debtor ignored us for the first 60-days, what made me think they would respond to similar efforts over the next 60-days?
What I learned was that if we did do our due diligence and were not paid in 60-days, the debtor was either in financial duress or intended to defraud. Either scenario requires aggressive action, writing more letters and making additional phone calls in most cases only allowed time for their financial situation to further deteriorate or worse yet, allows another creditor to cut in line ahead of you.
With Alan Cohen's group there is no letter writing or phone calls, there's only results! The Cohen group goes legal right out of the box and with an ex parte against the debtor. The debtor's first notification comes from their bank when their accounts are levied. This doesn't necessarily get you your money but it sure gets you the attention of the debtor and forces them to address your claim, they usually contact you that very same day.
This action accomplishes three key elements in the collection of your monies. First you got their attention and forced contact, second you have noticed them your serious and aren't going to go away, and third it puts you in a position of strength when negotiating the resolve.
At first pass I thought this process too aggressive and had concerns about alienating customers that had good intentions but have run into financial issues. But the Cohen process becomes very professional once they have your debtors attention. They temporarily turn the litigation process for the customer into a negotiation process for the creditor, very effective and not an unpleasant experience for either party. The best part is that through good communication between the Cohen group and the creditor, you control the process and make all your own decisions, but with excellent and professional guidance. The bottom line, you get your money and you get it quick and in most cases, without alienating your customer.
To me, the most compelling evidence that Alan Cohen is the most effective and professional way to collect your receivables, ....one, I got our money, and two, several of my customers whose accounts I turned over to the Cohen group for collection now utilize him themselves for their collection issues. This speaks volumes.
Collection agencies tend to focus on phone calls and letter writing, minimal costs and a high margin to them if collected. Once they exhaust these efforts and are faced with the costs and burdens of litigation they seem to lose their interests, minimize their efforts and draw you into a long drawn out process that never seems to conclude.
Alan Cohen and his collection practices are ethical, relentless and extremely effective."
Thank-you,
Lawre Casler, President
Mass-Conn Equipment, Inc.
Eastern Equipment Sales, Inc.
Crest Tractor
Alan Cohen's Law office is a great asset to our company and our attempts to collect the bad debts we may incur.
We have been using his firm for almost 10 years.
His staff are always professional, friendly and quick to respond to our needs. Alan is always available to answer any questions simple or complicated regarding legal issues we may have. When we assign a case to Alan, we know whether it's a small or large collection he will handle each and everyone with his utmost professional attention.
We highly recommend Alan. He is one of the best attorneys Marjam uses and we do business in many states and have dealing with many attorneys.
Seeta Lochan
Corp. Admin.
"Alan has been a great asset to our company. He has been very prompt in responding to any of our needs and has resolved several debt cases for us. Some examples would be:
He resolved a debt case for us within two weeks with all of our money being collected and paid to us within a month.
He found a debtor that abandoned his business and left the state.
He arranged a very accommodating payment plan with a debtor who was avoiding our phone calls.
This is just a few examples of the work Alan has done for us. When you hire Alan Cohen, you can be assured, that he will not stop until the case is resolved. He is very good at what he does and is the only lawyer that we will use now and in the future."
D & N Provisions Inc.
"On behalf of Louis, myself and F&B I want to thank you for the quick resolution to our non-payment issue. It is nice to know that we as suppliers, have some course of action when it come to customers who willfully refuse to pay for services rendered. The manner in which you expedited our claims and negotiated a final resolution was exemplary."
Our sincere thanks
Kim McMahon for Louis Finocchiaro
Office Manager
F&B Fruit and Produce, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
