Citing persistent abuse and a lack of state oversight, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced an initiative requiring debt collection firms to become licensed with the state. A first for collection agencies operating in New York, the proposed legislation will … Continue reading
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What Happens When Lawyers Steal Client Funds?
A law firm is like other businesses — some do well and others do not.
Some are better lawyers or more skilled business people, others are neither. At the end of the day, a private law firm is a business. And like a business can orchestrate a scam, some lawyers steal client funds.
Lawyers are sworn to adhere to a code of ethics. They swear to act in the best interest of their clients. Given the number of lawyers, the percentage of those that fail to uphold their duties is very small. One of the main reasons lawyers get disbarred is due to the improper use of client funds.
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Read more...New York Debt Collection and Standing to Sue
New York debt collection and standing to sue, do you have that standing? Can a company that is unauthorized with NY State have standing to sue? Can such a company maintain NY state debt collection litigation to recover monies owed from a non-paying customer?
Do you know the answer to these questions?
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Read more...Domesticating a Judgment in New York for Non-NY Cases
Domesticating a judgment in New York obtained out of state, to the dismay of some, is not automatic. New York does not allow the automatic registration of a judgment obtained on default from another state. Domesticating a sister-state judgment and converting it to a NY judgment requires filing a lawsuit. It is, therefore, important to understand the defenses available to someone contesting the domestication of the out-of-state judgment in New York. This also may be a good time to mention that out-of-state judgments are not treated the same as federal judgments. Continue reading “Domesticating a Judgment in New York for Non-NY Cases”