Debt Collections Attorney
COLLECTING DELINQUENT RECEIVABLES
Houston debt collection attorney Doug McIntyre uses his more than 30 years of business debt collection experience as a lawyer to approach your business debt collection as though it was his own problem.
Collection lawyer Doug McIntyre has collection programs to handle all aspects of debt collection from fresh debts, with or without the benefit of a lien, lawsuit prospects to less attractive lawsuit debtors, litigation, and judgment enforcement. We individualize our workplan and provide our clients with impressive recoveries. We do advanced skip trace and asset location work in almost all cases, as debt collection work is not done until the debt is collected; meaning, in many cases, assets have to be located so debtors voluntarily pay, or the asset is seized.
The last call your debtor wants is from a lawyer's office giving them the legal alternatives that are available if they don't pay you! Our legal staff will remind the debtor of the ramifications a lawsuit may involve, such as, depositions, liens, writs of execution and the waste of time and money spent on their attorney's hourly billings. They are better off to pay you what is owed. Contrary to popular belief, judgments do not automatically guarantee payment on what you are owed. We work with our clients to tailor our collection efforts to achieve the maximum amount of debt collected.
We perform non-judicial collection work under one of these corresponding one time fixed fee payment options:
Debt Amount |
Fixed Fee |
$0 - $5,000 |
$500 |
$5,000 - $10,000 |
$500 |
$10,000 - $15,000 |
$600 |
$15,000 - $20,000 |
$750 |
$20,000 - $25,000 |
$900 |
$25,000 - $30,000 |
$1,050 |
$30,000 - $35,000 |
$1,200 |
$35,000 - $40,000 |
$1,350 |
We handle cases with a principal due amount over $40,000 on either a fixed fee or contingency fee basis. Please call our firm for a flat fee or contingency fee quote on debts of an amount more than $40,000. The decision on which is available is based on an analysis of the case, performed at no charge to the client.
For the sums listed above, we undertake non-judicial collections work including but not limited to sending a series of attorney-reviewed collection letters, and attempting to contact the owing party to work out a payment arrangement in full for our client. These may inolve a payout scheme. We draft all necessary documents involved. We demand your attorneys' fees back from the owing party in most cases. Non-judicial methods commonly include asset trace work depending on the case, demand letters, negotiating with the debtor, or their attorneys by telephone.
If the initial activity is unsuccessful in resolving the unpaid debt, we will review the account to determine if circumstances warrant additional non-judicial activity, or the filing of a lawsuit against the party. At that time we will consult with you to determine whether you wish to pursue a judicial collection of the debt.
In the event that non-judicial methods are not successful, our firm then may undertake judicial collection in some circumstances where it is cost-effective for the client for us to do so. Judicial methods commonly include pre-judgment attachments, garnishment, and the filing of a collections lawsuit. Our judicial collection work is separate from our non-judicial work, and covered by a different agreement and fee with our client where the client chooses to have us perform these services.
Our knowledge of Texas collection laws, including the Texas Debt Collections Act, the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices - Consumer Protection Act (DTPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Texas Finance Code, the Texas Business and Commerce Code, and the UEFJA, amongst others, allows us to assist clients in these areas.
Further, we have excellent resources which allow us to efficiently locate a debtor (whether a business or individual), as well as locate their assets and bank accounts which may be used for collection purposes. These resources include Accurint, skip tracers, credit bureaus, public records databases, and other paid information sources.
We provide comprehensive commercial collection and litigation services to all sized businesses, including consultations, aggressive pre-suit collection efforts, litigation services, and judgment collections. We are committed to providing our clients the information and aggressive advocacy they need in commercial debt collection and litigation. We value speed, efficiency, and results, which are essential to a successful collections practice. If your company is owed money, we can help. We act professionally, aggressively, and legally, and we welcome the opportunity to assist you with your debt collection needs. Please contact us for more information.
Our services include:
- Managing collections from demand letters through litigation
- Pursuit of Guarantors
- Post-Judgment Collections
- Skip Tracing
- Sister State Judgments & Domestications
- Mechanic's & Materialmen's Liens
The clients who rely on our firm as commercial collection attorneys expect us to discharge our responsibilities with integrity, objectivity, due professional care, and a genuine interest in serving them in their best economic interest, not ours. They expect and receive efficient, effective representation with their collection matters. We always protect the interest of the clients and give prompt diligent attention to all collection claims.
With a certain volume of bad debts from any one client, we recommend an analysis of that firm's unique accounts receivable issues and concerns and offer solutions customized for that firm, taking into account the size of the firm, its practices and its client or customer base.
Doug McIntyre has had thirty five (35) years of experience in creditor debtor relations, commercial and consumer collection matters, and commercial litigation. He offers a full array of services to help with every aspect of receivables. You can take advantage of all the services, or select those that help you address the issues of greatest concern to you. However, overall, we utilize an approach that is geared to be cost-efficient for the client, no matter what their size. In the long run, what is best is often based on strategic planning to develop workable solutions to receivables issues and preventing problems from recurring.
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