Nothing is more frustrating than when a customer tells you that they will fulfill their outstanding debts, but they then fail to do so. While some may wait for the payment in an effort to keep their business, more often than not, the late payments continue — if you...
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Domesticating Your Foreign Judgments with Skilled Collections Attorney Alan M. Cohen
Like nearly every other state as of 2020, Massachusetts finally adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, allowing out-of-state judgments to be domesticated by Massachusetts attorneys. Under this act, we now have two different methods of domesticating...
The Difference Between Post Judgment Collection Attachment and Garnishment — How Both Can Benefit You in Debt Recovery
Hiring the debt recovery collection attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC is the answer to one of the most challenging aspects of running a business — tracking down delinquent debtors who refuse to pay. After going through the appropriate...
How a Skilled Collections Lawyer Improves Your Odds of Commercial Debt Recovery
It would be nice if all clients and customers paid up their outstanding balance on time, but that is unfortunately just a fantasy. Bad debt collection is as much of a part of a business as are sales. No business should get bogged down in chasing bad debts. That is...
Using Aggressive Methods to Domesticate Foreign Judgments and Enforce Mechanics Liens
Whether you operate in or outside Massachusetts, if your customer to whom you had provided goods or rendered services on credit is located in Massachusetts and is not paying off your debt, then get in touch with our experienced and aggressive debt collection lawyer,...
Recovering Bad Debts With an Aggressive Collections Attorney
Debt recovery is one of the most challenging things to achieve during a case. Even when the court successfully rules in your favor, you are not guaranteed timely payment of either a Massachusetts judgment or a foreign judgment. Debtors can come up with a variety of...
Effectively Using Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Statute to Help Get You Paid
Businesses work extensively on credit, but every now and then, there are disputes concerning the payments of debts. The Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Statute is a law that helps safeguard contractors’ and suppliers’ “investment” in a construction project’s...
Collecting Delinquent Accounts During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Routine business operations have changed as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Massachusetts. The country has seen a financial collapse that may impact how you can pursue delinquent debts. Unlike others who are waiting until everything returns to “normal” we...
Enforcement of Judgments in Massachusetts
Despite its name, a foreign judgment doesn’t have to be a judgment entered in a different country. It can also refer to a judgment entered in a different state. A Foreign Judgment from a Foreign Country M.G.L. c. 235 Section 23A governs foreign judgments issued...
Understanding the Debt Collection Process in Massachusetts
Bad debt collection can be a tedious and overwhelming task for creditors. It might be easy to say that a debtor will pay at a later date, but it usually never happens. Hiring a debt collection attorney who knows the debt collection process in Massachusetts can help...