Motions to Compel Bring Pressure and Get Clients Paid
Getting Clients Paid with Motions to Compel We were contacted by a lawyer who had won a significant Texas judgment against a local businessman. The judgment was issued in favor of a California doctor following a dispute over a business loan. This case demonstrates the value of a motion to compel. Unfortunately, the lawyer who […]
Post-Judgment Discovery – Collecting Judgments in Texas
Sometimes, collecting a debt in Texas is difficult. And you may have experienced this first hand. You may have filed a Texas abstract of judgment. You may have ensured the Abstract found its way into the debtor’s credit score. You may have even obtained a writ of garnishment and began your post-judgment investigation. So what […]
Deposing the Husband.
Deposing the Husband, or any significant other, can be a powerful tool that leads to collection. While credit card collections are not what we typically handle, our team was up to the task when a client bought a small package of credit card debt that originally was issued by a local bank. Although we didn’t […]
The Post-Judgment Investigation – Collecting Judgments in Texas
You played the game the way it’s supposed to be played. You did your job and you obtained a court judgment. But, you’ve probably realized by now that collecting a debt is hardly a spectator sport. The debtor may still in fact be playing games, hoping to wear you down or sap your commitment to […]
The Texas Writ of Garnishment – Collecting Judgments in Texas
If you’ve already obtained a court judgment and you still haven’t been paid, you’ve got a stubborn or uncooperative debtor who may need more convincing. Fortunately, there’s an efficient, tried & true system for collecting debt in Texas. You may have already filed an abstract, which is important, but Texas law offers you many avenues […]
Judgment Proof is just a word.
What does it mean to say someone is “judgment-proof?” We frequently hear opposing counsel tell us that the debtor is “judgment-proof.” Most of them have no idea what they are talking about. We especially enjoy it when opposing counsel is a family friend of the debtor and tells us something like, “I’ve known these people […]
The Abstract and The Credit Score – Collecting Judgments in Texas
Raise your hand if – as a lawyer – you’ve had difficulty collecting a judgment once it’s been rightfully handed down by the courts. I am willing to bet that if I asked this question to a room full of my contemporaries, I would I’d see a lot of hands. This may be hard to […]
Losing the Condo (Foreclosure and eviction)
Foreclosure, eviction and collecting debt. This case happened in Austin. Foreclosure and eviction is what follows. We were originally hired to foreclose on a condominium situated on the outskirts of the University of Texas campus. We followed our usual foreclosure procedures and obtained title to the property. The client then entered into prolonged negotiations with […]
You Have a Judgment, Now What?
You Have a Judgment, Now What? Here’s How You Collect. So, life isn’t always fair. You hired a lawyer. You went to court and won. But, you don’t have your money. Now, you’re frustrated chasing payment after you did the work you promised to do or loaned money, trusting you’d be repaid. The truth is […]
Hard Work Pays Off
Relentless pursuit of the debtor is our playbook for collecting debt. In this case we were stymied by the debtor from learning about his assets. As you will see, we relentlessly pursued the debtor. He even did some time in jail. But the judgment was collected in full. But not immediately… The timeline of events: […]