Help - Law Firm Ltr. & Veiled Threat

[ApresMoi]

What state are you in and whats the name of the Law firm ?? Best way to determine is to go to your local court docket. Then look up cases under your creditors name. Then dig a little deeper into each case and see what firm filed it. I have about ten cards split between 2 Ca. law firms, and i can see both firms filing in my court daily, so I expect to see my name soon.

But first i would send a DV. i just received an answer from one of the firms today with a copy of the last CC statement. This firm has been pretty quick to respond to a DV.

Good Luck

Good tip -- thanks. I will call the courts on Tuesday.

[ApresMoi]

This forum is a godsend. I'll send the DV letter to them, but the question is whether it has to reach them by Feb. 15th, or can it be postmarked by the 15th? Can someone let me know? Thanks all sooooo much.

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[ApresMoi]

I actual received a letter very similar to this one from "the legal offices of..." When I started checking it out I found that the lawyer was disbarred and now practices collection actions. Apparently this is pretty common. No where in his letter to me did he actually state he was an attorney, he just inferred it by putting a his J.D. after his name which of course he had earned.

Why am I not surprised!!! I can't imagine choosing 'debt collection' as a career, but apparently some do.

[nickifan]

What state are you in and whats the name of the Law firm ?? Best way to determine is to go to your local court docket. Then look up cases under your creditors name. Then dig a little deeper into each case and see what firm filed it. I have about ten cards split between 2 Ca. law firms, and i can see both firms filing in my court daily, so I expect to see my name soon.

Albacore, when you say "go to your local court docket", are you speaking literally of going in person, or online?

I'm still trying to figure out online how to find this calendar of 341 meetings that others here talk about, to see which attorneys show up there a lot. (I'm still deciding on an attorney to hire.) I'm in TX Southern District bankruptcy court, and I can't find such a schedule anywhere!! I'm beginning to think it's a PACER-only option. Any clues welcome

P.S. ApresMoi, I'm so sorry for this additional stress you are dealing with! Cyberhugs to you....

[ApresMoi]

Albacore, when you say "go to your local court docket", are you speaking literally of going in person, or online?

I'm still trying to figure out online how to find this calendar of 341 meetings that others here talk about, to see which attorneys show up there a lot. (I'm still deciding on an attorney to hire.) I'm in TX Southern District bankruptcy court, and I can't find such a schedule anywhere!! I'm beginning to think it's a PACER-only option. Any clues welcome

P.S. ApresMoi, I'm so sorry for this additional stress you are dealing with! Cyberhugs to you....

I called my local municipal court and found someone willing to help/offer useful information. I would start there (and call back to talk to someone else if the person who takes your call is not helpful).

About my letter from the law firm, thanks! It's actually given me more of an incentive to get busy, so I am starting to work through the sample documents in the Nolo book (for Ch. 7). Whether I file pro se or hire an attorney, this exercise is useful, as a lot of the information I am putting together I would have to come up with anyway (Schedules, Creditor's addresses, for example). The effect of the letter was to speed up my completion of the required forms for a Chapter 7.