Ms. Jocelyn Nager, Esq., the managing partner of Frank, Frank, Goldstein & Nager, has been awarded an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell for 2020. An AV Preeminent rating is the highest possible rating a lawyer can receive. Ratings are determined through a strenuous peer-review process from members of the Bar
You completed your end of the deal but when it came time to pay your customer did not. After repeated invoicing, the customer finally offers to settle the balance due in writing but does not pay. Now that you are enforcing your right to collect and pursuing “legal” options, the
Maybe you already started a New York debt collection case and are waiting for a judgment or are looking to file a new case. With news of court closures, partial staffing, extensions, and a likelihood of an increased infection rate in New York, will you be able to get a
As New York debt collection attorneys, other attorneys and creditors often retain us when domesticating out-of-state judgments in New York. New York draws a large distinction between out-of-state judgments obtained on the merits and those obtained on default. The court does not ask why the creditor seeks domestication in New
If you are a business owner in the New York commercial leasing space you almost certainly will have signed what’s known as a “good guy clause,” guaranteeing rent payment. In essence, the clause states the individual guarantor will be a “good guy” and personally guarantee the terms of the lease,
Most business owners have a line of credit with the bank but don’t realize that, as the business owner, they may be personally responsible for repaying any monies loaned. Often, especially in uncertain financial times, the bank will want someone to guarantee a line they might not otherwise make —
Many small business owners form corporations and limited liability companies to personally insulate themselves from the obligations and debts of their business. Requiring the owner or officer of a company to enter a personal guarantee provides protection against the insulation a corporation or limited liability company provides. Many companies who
In order to vacate, set aside, or remove a default judgment in New York, you must make a motion to the court in which the judgment was entered. The motion will contain a specific request for the court to vacate the judgment and return monies taken to satisfy the judgment.
Worried it’s too late to bring a debt collection case? Don’t be. There are many ways to extend or toll the statute of limitations for New York debt collection cases. Successfully extending the statute of limitations, can afford you more time to start your case. The statute of limitations is
Having your non-paying client acknowledge their debt in writing can extend your time to file a New York debt collection case. If the writing signed by your client contains the necessary elements, it may extend the time for you to file past the allowable statute of limitations. New York CPLR