Effective January 1, 2022, the jurisdictional limit of the New York civil courts will increase from $25,000 to $50,000. On its face, the availability of a lower-cost court to adjudicate claims which fall within the $25,000 to $50,000 sounds appealing. The cost outlay is significantly lower in the civil court
Ms. Jocelyn Nager, managing partner of the New York debt collection law firm Frank, Frank, Goldstein & Nager P.C., has been named a “Super Lawyer” for the sixth consecutive year. Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, recognizing no more than 5 percent of attorneys in
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