NY Debt Collection Law-Firm Stephen Einstein and Associates Handled 6,320 Debt Collection Cases In 2016

By: Robert J. Nahoum Stephen Einstein & Associates was, until recently, a relatively small time player in the New York debt collection world.  2015 changed everything for Stephen Einstein & Associates when it took over all the debt collection operations of the infamous and embattled debt collection law-firm Mel S. Harris & Associates. Mel Harris & Associates was essentially put […]

NY Debt Collection Law-Firm Stephen Einstein and Associates Handled Over 8,500 Debt Collection Cases In 2015

By: Robert J. Nahoum Stephen Einstein & Associates was, until recently, a relatively small time player in the New York debt collection world.  2015 changed everything for Stephen Einstein & Associates when it took over all the debt collection operations of the infamous and embattled debt collection law-firm Mel S. Harris & Associates. Mel Harris & Associates was essentially put […]

A Tremendous Victory for New York Debt Collection Scheme Victims

By: Robert J. Nahoum As reported in the NY Times on Friday, November 13, 2015, a class of approximately 355,000 New York consumers victimized by the fraudulent debt collection practice of sewer service will receive $59 million in a class-action settlement that also bars a major network of debt collectors from continuing the unlawful practice. The settlement involves a network […]

Mel Harris & Associates Is Out of Business

By: Robert J. Nahoum Embattled New York debt collection law firm Mel Harris & Associates has closed its doors forever. Through its harassing and abusive debt collection tactics, Mel Harris & Associates has disrupted the lives of tens of thousands of New York consumers for years.  Well, it appears the chickens finally came home to roost. Mel Harris & Associates […]

NY Debt Collection Law-Firm Mel Harris & Associates Filed 5,241 Collection Cases In 2014

By: Robert J. Nahoum Mel S. Harris & Associates is an infamous debt collection law-firm representing creditors and debt buyers.  Debt buyers buy up portfolios of old debt from banks, credit card companies, hospitals, doctors, cell phone companies and car companies for pennies on the dollar. According to the New York State Unified Court System, Mel Harris & Associates filed […]