NY Debt Collection Law-Firm Selip & Stylianou Filed 16,489 Collection Cases In 2016

By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, the infamous debt collection law-firm Selip & Stylianou, LLP filed a whopping 16,489 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2016 which is up slightly from the approximately 14,000 it filed the year before.  This included nearly 3,000 cases in Brooklyn the Civil Court alone. Selip & Stylianou […]

Sued By Metro Portfolios Inc In New York or New Jersey?

By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: You have just been served was a summons and complaint.  Metro Portfolio Inc. is suing you for an old debt. WHO IS METRO PORTFOLIO INC.?: Metro Portfolio Inc. is an infamous “debt buyer”, buying up portfolios of old debt from banks, credit card companies, hospitals, doctors, cell phone companies and car companies for pennies […]

NY Debt Collection Law-Firm Cohen & Slamowitz Filed 8,680 Collection Cases In 2014

By: Robert J. Nahoum Cohen & Slamowitz, LLP is an infamous debt collection law-firm representing a creditor or debt buyer.  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, Cohen & Slamowitz filed more […]

A Free Pass From Washington For Debt Collection Attorneys On Misleading Consumers?

By: Robert J. Nahoum   U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced a bill, with bi-partisan support, that would exempt debt collection attorneys from compliance with federal debt collection laws known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) during specific litigation related debt collection activities. Sen. Toomey’s bill would “amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and […]

Harassed by Debt Collection Law-firm Cohen & Slamowitz, LLP in New York or New Jersey?

By: Robert J. Nahoum Cohen & Slamowitz, LLP is an infamous debt collection law-firm representing a creditor or debt buyer.  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. The debt buyers then try to collect the full amount from consumers, plus interest, penalties, […]