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Expertise
I can answer questions relating to consumer debt defense/collection agency defense, specifically pertaining to consumers being sued or harassed by collection agencies or NY collection attorneys. If you live in New York and have been contacted or sued by firms such as: Mel Harris & Associates, Forster & Garbus, Rubin & Rothman, Mann Braken, Lacy Katzen, Malen & Associates, Solomon & Solomon, Thomas Law Office, Cohen & Slamowitz, Bronson & Migliaccio, Pressler & Pressler or others; give me a call at (716) 566-8988.
Experience in the area
I have successfully defended consumers who were sued by collection agencies/debt purchasers in the New York State courts.
Education/Credentials
BA/BS, Accounting & Political Science, Hunter College. Juris Doctor, Univ. at Buffalo Law School. LLM (Criminal Law), University at Buffalo.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel | 10/15/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| John | 10/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your informative response. |
| Mike | 10/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. I will call you to ..... |
| daniel | 09/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you |
| Paula | 09/03/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your help ..... |
Recent Answers from Jason Shear, Esq.
2009-10-09 Sued by Forster & Garbus:
John, Good question. In defending a case of mistaken identity, an obvious first step is to look at the way you were identified in the complaint and accompanying documents. After you file an Answer
2009-10-09 Sued by Forster & Garbus:
John: Sorry to hear about your situation. Sometimes a collector will sue a consumer on a debt about which the consumer has no knowledge. One explanation is that an identity thief opened an account
2009-10-04 Sued by Forster & Garbus, have default judgment against me!:
Mike: Good question. No, you are not responsible. The Federal Reserve Board's official staff commentary concerning this regulation indicates that only the account holder and not authorized users have
2009-10-03 Going to court - sued by Mel Harris & Assocs.:
Dear Michele: Sorry to hear about your situation. You have a lot of issues here. There is a great deal of explanation needed here, so it would be more efficiently done over the phone. Please contact
2009-09-19 default judgment - RUBIN & ROTHMAN:
Josh, Sorry to hear about your situation. Yes, I can help you. If you never received proper notification of this consumer debt collection lawsuit that was filed against you, we can perhaps get the
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