Keeper Attachments As An Aggressive Strategy For Debt Collection
Last updated on February 20, 2026
At the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC, we utilize a range of prejudgment attachments, both with notice and ex parte, to secure your position when dealing with delinquent debtors. Among these powerful tools, a keeper attachment stands out as a unique way to level the playing field. From our office in Framingham, we proudly serve Greater Boston and all of Massachusetts.
A keeper attachment empowers the sheriff to take custody of your debtor’s cash receipts directly from their cash register. This method of debt collection proves most effective when the debtor operates a cash-based business. The sheriff will seize all incoming cash (excluding checks) as it enters the debtor’s business. Due to the significant operational impact this action has on a company, courts typically grant keeper attachments on an ex parte basis less frequently than bank attachments.
One of the most crucial elements to remember with keeper attachments is that merely obtaining one does not automatically entitle you to retain the secured asset. Like any other prejudgment security, its primary purpose is to level the playing field between you and your debtor. If you are seeking effective and relentless tactics to help collect from your debtor, contact the experienced and skilled collections attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC today by email or by phone at 508-763-6604 to schedule an appointment with one of our experienced debt collection lawyers.
Success Story: How The Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC Uses Keeper Attachments To Help You Get Paid
A retail company (debtor) has been coming to you to purchase their products and other services, but the payments aren’t current or current. They may be for less than the services are worth or may not even be coming in at all. Suddenly, you become concerned about this account, and this customer is now a deadbeat. What would you do in this situation?
This scenario was precisely the case for Company Y. When this happened, they called the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC. We sued and obtained an ex parte keeper attachment on the deadbeat’s business. The combined efforts of the attachment and our aggressive negotiations resulted in our client receiving approximately $32,000.00 in less than a week.
Interestingly enough, the deadbeat company filed for bankruptcy within four months of us taking action. Without our prompt and aggressive response, Company Y would have only seen table scraps from the struggling, deadbeat business, if they were lucky.
Our Approach To Debt Collection
The Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC employs innovative, aggressive and highly effective methods for collecting your delinquent accounts receivable from businesses throughout Massachusetts. To discover how we can fight to get you paid, call us at 508-763-6604 or send us an email.