A mechanic’s lien gives builders, contractors and some others in the construction industry a collection mechanism that other industries don’t have. With a written contract or documents constituting a written contract, you can place a lien against the property which...
Aggressive Collections
My debtor is collecting on his debts. Can I go after that money?
If you have a judgment against a Massachusetts commercial debtor, it may surprise you to learn that the courts don’t unilaterally enforce judgments. You sill have to collect – and you’re not going to do that with letters and phone calls. It’s even more maddening when...
Is your debtor using you as ‘creditor financing’? Stop it now.
When you have a commercial debtor who won’t pay but stays in business, they’re using your money to stay afloat. We called this “creditor financing.” Worse, they may be using your money to buy materials from your competitors. This is a battle for control of the money....
Tired of wasting money on collection agencies for your business debt?
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...
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 & Associates 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...
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...