by John Skiba, Esq. | Aug 14, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Debt Settlement
Recently I was attending a pretrial conference at one of the local justice courts here in Arizona in one of the cases I have against Midland Funding, LLC. This type of court hearing is quite short (less than 5 minutes) and nothing much really happens other than the...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Aug 3, 2015 | Student Loan Debt
Student Loan Default Rates Arizona Completion Rates National Completion Rate Arizona Default Rate National Default Rate All Schools: 29% All Schools: 55% All Schools: 18% All Schools: 11% Public: 57% Public: 55% Public: 9% Public: 9% Private: 52% Private: 64% Private:...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Aug 3, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Newsletter
Recently, I have seen a flood of low-dollar debt collection lawsuits by junk debt buyers Midland Funding here in Arizona. Many times it doesn’t make sense to hire an attorney in cases where the amount in dispute is less than $1,000. However, without an attorney...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jul 31, 2015 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Debt Settlement, Newsletter
I am proud to announce the launch of the Consumer Warrior Forums. Every day I get emails, comments on my blog, phone calls, and meet with people in person who are desperate for help with their debt collection lawsuit but either can’t afford an attorney or it...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jul 23, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Often here on my blog I will discuss some of the more technical legal arguments that can help you win your case against junk debt buyers. However, in a surprisingly high number of cases you end up winning simply for showing up and continuing to show up until the very...