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Frank, Frank Goldstein & Nager is proud to announce that it has been recognized by Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. After a tumultuous year for global trade, finance, and health, Inc. has recognized FFGN as a company that continues to

After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (S.153/Thomas) into law, many creditors will need to provide significant documentation in order to file a debt collection action against their non-paying consumers. The proposed law, which the Senate approved in May, shortens the time to collect consumer

Today, you have six years to collect monies owed from consumer credit transactions. However, a bill approved by the New York Senate seeks to shorten the time to collect consumer credit transactions to three years. In a continuing effort to avoid deceptive collection practices and inequities, the Senate approved Bill

Interested in entering a judgment to get closer to collecting in your New York debt collection case? If so, and you sued in Supreme Court, Nassau County, you will want to know about an extra requirement to obtain a default judgment in your debt collection case. As we wrote in

Chief Judge DeFiore recently announced that all judges and court personnel will return to work in person on May 24, 2021. Court staff returning to work is great news for creditors who filed or will file New York Civil Court debt collection actions in New York City’s lower courts. An

Wondering what to wear to your virtual court appearance? It seems some people might have forgotten what counts as appropriate court attire, prompting New York courts to remind defendants — and all court participants — to dress and act appropriately during virtual court appearances and hearings. “The COVID-19 pandemic has

Jocelyn Nager, president of Frank, Frank, Goldstein & Nager, was recently interviewed by the American Bar Association’s national magazine about the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has seen businesses shutter and the economy suffer, leaving the businesses that remain struggling to survive and facing “sometimes-ruinous consequences” from

New York on PAUSE during the COVID-19 pandemic initially meant that other than emergency applications, no New York debt collection litigation cases could be filed. Creditors could not use the courts to collect monies owed to them. When the courts re-opened, only cases filed pre-shutdown (before March 22, 2020) could

Creditors and debtors alike have been holding their breath waiting to see what New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would do as it relates to civil actions in the state, more specifically debt collection litigation. On November 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order which basically gives litigants a green