If you’ve already contacted your delinquent debtor to persuade them to pay but they won’t, you don’t need a collection agency. All a collection agency can do for you is contact the debtor over and over until something happens. That’s no way to get paid. At the Law...
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I got a court judgment but the deadbeat still won’t pay. What now?
Some commercial debtors just won’t pay up even when they’ve lost in court. Can you believe it? That makes them something more than a regular deadbeat. To turn that judgment into money, you need the experienced collection attorneys at The Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen...
How to Deal With the Deadbeat Shuffle
Sometimes a debtor makes sporadic payments just to keep you from calling the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC. We call this the deadbeat shuffle. Sometimes the sporadic payments are because of your debtor's cash flow. Other times, it is just a game to cause you to...
My Massachusetts debtor’s check bounced. How do I collect now?
When a check bounces, you can sometimes get paid by simply following up with the person who wrote the check. It might have been a blip and they may be willing to pay. When that doesn’t happen, Massachusetts law may allow you to sue that person and the company named on...
Help! My debtor transferred property to relatives to avoid paying
While most people try to pay their debts, some debtors are dead set against paying their bills. They may think they can get away with it if they wriggle hard enough. One way some debtors try to get out of paying their bills is to transfer all their valuable property...
My debtor owes a lot of companies money. How do I get paid first?
It is extremely frustrating to discover that your debtor owes other people a lot of money. The more debt they have out there, the smaller the slice each creditor can get, right? Not necessarily. If your debtor hasn’t declared bankruptcy, there are several ways we can...
What is a keeper attachment and how does it help collection efforts?
Collecting on a debt owed by another business is not always an easy task. Those who are looking for effective and aggressive legal options to collect on outstanding debts can find the advocacy they need with the attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen who have...
Construction boom leaves contractors with questions about getting payment
There are some professions where work is hard to quantify. Did a professor spend 40 hours per week working on research for an upcoming publication? Did that writer really write for as long as they claim? Construction is not one of those professions. Construction...
Business leaders take note: 3 tips to better ensure you can collect on debt
The adage about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure holds true in the business world — especially when it comes to debt collection. Having an unpaid bill is more than just frustrating, it hurts business. It takes time and effort to collect the debt that...
What remedies are available if a debtor files for bankruptcy?
Creditors who are notified a debtor filed for protection through bankruptcy are right to find themselves frustrated. Bankruptcy causes a hurdle towards getting payment — but there are situations when creditors can jump that hurdle and still get some or all of their...