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Will collection calls stop after I file for bankruptcy?

Alford & Bertrand, LLC

Once you've engaged the services of a bankruptcy attorney, many of your creditors will call your attorney's office instead of contacting you directly. After the bankruptcy has been filed with the court, your creditors are prohibited from contacting you directly. I'm Stuart Alford, a bankruptcy lawyer with the law firm of Alford & Bertrand. I've been practicing bankruptcy law for almost 20 years.

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How can I stop a debt collector from contacting me?

Howard | Nassiri, LLP

Uh, a surefire way to stop a debt collector from contacting you is retaining the services of an attorney. Because under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, if a debt collector knows that you are represented by an attorney, and they know how to get in contact with that attorney, then all direct and indirect contact with the consumer must stop, and they must go through that person's attorney. I'm Vincent Howard, senior and managing partner of Howard Nassiri. We work hard everyday representing the consumer from our headquarters in Orange County, California. If you need an attorney you can trust, go ahead and give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP


What do I do if a debt collector has violated the law?

Howard | Nassiri, LLP

In California, if you believe a debt collector has cross the line or violated the law, what you first must do is document the wrongdoing. So many times I have clients that come in and they tell me in general that a debt collector has crossed the line, but what I specifically need to know, or what an attorney needs to know is what exactly were the bad acts? For example, a common violation is phone calls- harassing phone calls by the debt collectors after the given time periods. Or they've said harassing or abusive things to that consumer. You need to document that, get the time, date, who you spoke with and what was said, and give that over to your attorney and that's the first step in prosecuting one of these claims. I'm Vincent Howard, senior and managing partner for Howard Nassiri. We word hard every day representing the consumer from our headquarters in Orange County, CA. If you need an attorney you can trust, go ahead and give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP