Can You Get Arrested in Florida?
Can a Texas collections lawyer have you arrested in Florida? Recently we obtained a judgment against a gentleman that moved to Florida. We then proceeded to give him the usual treatment. Interrogatories, Requests for Production and then a Deposition notice. He refused to answer any of the discovery and so we obtained an order compelling […]
Of Debts-and Jerry Jones’ Airplane
More proof collecting debt in Dallas can be fun. A client in California had obtained a judgment using another law firm about 11 years ago. Judgments are only good for 10 years and then they become dormant for two years before they are no longer valid. So after we were hired to work on this […]
This Is Why You File Liens
A Texas Construction Lien Lawyer can literally save a business. Very often a new construction client will come to see us and have a terrible problem collecting debts. Inevitably we discover that they have been very lax in filing liens. The lien laws in Texas are very friendly to contractors, if those contractors follow the […]
Settle Our Garnishment? Um, No.
Texas Lawyers that combine writs of garnishment with foreign judgments will usually be more successful. Foreign judgments (judgments issued by courts in other states and then given to us to domesticate in Texas) are interesting work for us. That’s because the debtor is usually caught unaware once we start the process of domesticating the judgment. […]
If I Pay You, Then You Cannot Foreclose on My House!
Wrongful foreclosure lawyers in Texas stay busy. We never cease to be amazed at the incompetence of most lenders. We are frequently retained to stop a foreclosure in circumstances where the lender has been dealing with the borrower and then, despite accepting payments or has reached an agreement with the borrower, goes forward with foreclosure. […]
A Turnover for the Ex-husband
Turnovers in Texas can be special. Judgments awarded in a divorce are very common. As you have probably guessed, we spend a significant amount of time representing people trying to collect a debt after they have such a judgment. As part of that process we use a device known as a turnover order of the […]
Yeah, but What about the Roof?
A Texas lawyer to sue your real estate agent. Darrell Cook is the founder of our firm and when his father was alive his father would call and say “How’s business, son?” and Darrell would always say, “Business is good, Dad, people are still cheating one another.” They would both laugh and have the kind […]
Writ of execution: goodbye airplane.
Writ of execution: A Texas collections lawyer’s friend. This was an unusual use of a writ of execution. Another lawyer had obtained the judgment, but as is so often the case, was not sure how to collect the judgment. Before doing much we investigated the basic assets of the debtor. The debtor’s homestead was in the […]
What Does a Writ of Possession Look like?
When a Texas landlord lawyer gets a writ of possession. In this case the landlord was evicting two apartments of people who were related. They were each more than four months behind in rent. The landlord had obtained a judgment for possession, but the tenants each appealed. This is the point at which we were […]
Nice Landlords Finish Last
Good landlords need a Texas landlord lawyer. Leo Durocher is often quoted as saying that “Nice guys finish last.” We are not certain that is true in all areas of life but we know it is true for landlords. The scenario is very often the same: The tenant obtains possession of the premises and then pays […]