by John Skiba, Esq. | Apr 3, 2012 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Settlement, Self-Help Legal Services
If you have been sued by a debt buyer like Midland Funding, LVNV, LLC, Portfolio Recovery or any of other companies out there your initial reaction is probably that you want this to go away and go away now. Before making any decision take some time to evaluate your...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Mar 19, 2012 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Collection Law Suits, Debt Settlement
We sat there in my office, large stack of bills on one side of the table and a half dozen judgments on the other side. The credit card bills had not been paid in some time and the judgments were a few months old. After some preliminary discussion on the debts and...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Mar 14, 2012 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Settlement
A few days ago the attorney general for West Virginia filed suit against Midland Funding, LLC, one of the largest debt buyers in the country. In the complaint against Midland Funding the attorney general claimed the Midland was filing lawsuits against consumers with...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Mar 1, 2012 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Settlement
I meet with clients on a regular basis that have been sued by a debt buying company on an old credit card debt. If you have had the misfortune of being sued, you know that the process server provides you with a copy of the Complaint and Summons. In Arizona, you have...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Feb 24, 2012 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Settlement
A lot of what I do each day here in the Phoenix valley is help families file for bankruptcy. As part of that process I go through my client’s bills and pull their credit in effort to get as many of their debts as possible. In doing so I often see judgments...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Feb 22, 2012 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Settlement
The other day I was scheduled to attend a continuing education conference with some of the local Arizona bankruptcy trustees. I thought I had given myself plenty of time. I arrived at the parking garage, walked inside, and immediately realized that I was in the...
