Debt Collection Law-Firm Selip & Stylianou Filed a Whopping 23,776 NY Debt Collection Cases In 2019

By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, the prolific debt collection law-firm Selip & Stylianou, LLP (formerly known as Cohen & Slamowitz) filed a staggering 23,776 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2019 which is slightly down from the 28,939 it filed in 2018.  Drilling down on the numbers: Nearly 3,000 in the Bronx […]

Debt Collection Law-Firm Selip & Stylianou Filed only 1,189 NY Debt Collection Cases In 2017

By: Robert J. Nahoum   According to the New York State Unified Court System, the prolific debt collection law-firm Selip & Stylianou, LLP filed a whopping only 1,189 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2017 which is considerably less than the over 16,000 is filed in the year before. Selip & Stylianou represents some of the most active debt buyers […]

Selip & Stylianou Dismisses 10-Year-Old Default Judgment

By: Robert J. Nahoum Our client, recently discovered that a nearly $3,000.00 default judgment was entered against her in 2007 by Cypress Financial Recoveries in the District Court, County of Nassau.  She first learned of the judgment when she received a notice from the Nassau County Sheriff that her wages were going to be garnisheed. After consulting with our firm, […]

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 […]