Unlocking Hidden Assets With Special Real Estate Attachments

Last updated on February 20, 2026

A little-known statute allows attachments of a person’s ownership interest in property held in another person’s name. Our experienced attorneys are deeply familiar with this powerful statute and strategically employ it to recover funds for our clients. From our office at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC in Framingham, our lawyers protect the interests of debtors in Greater Boston and all of Massachusetts.

Success Story

Your corporate customer closed its doors, and the guarantor does not appear to have any assets. It’s tempting to simply write it off and forget it. Don’t do it! Fight for your money! Your competitor did just that – they hired our attorney.

Our initial investigation, however, showed that within the past four years, the guarantor put his house into a “nominee trust.” Recognizing this as a potential fraudulent conveyance, our lawyers promptly filed suit and secured a real estate attachment against both the individual guarantor and his ownership interest in the “nominee trust.” The court set aside the fraudulent conveyance and entered judgment against the deadbeat guarantor and his defunct corporation. We then directed the deputy sheriff to levy and suspend the sale of the deadbeat’s property and then waited. As anticipated, the guarantor eventually sought to refinance. When he did – “gotcha” – to the tune of $7,000.

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If you need assistance with complex debt recovery strategies, including special real estate attachments, contact us today. Call 508-763-6604 or send us an email.