California Collections Attorneys
A. Singer & Associates, Inc.
A. Singer & Associates, Inc. is a full-service litigation law firm that can effectively assist you in collection of your delinquent business accounts. We serve a wide variety of clients from manufacturing companies to large corporations to small, local businesses. Our goal in providing top litigation and collection services is to bring the best results for all parties involved resulting in a satisfying and long-term relationship.
As skilled collections firm, our expertise includes:
In addition to our skills as successful litigators, we have trained professionals who are skilled in encouraging your clients to pay now! From the moment you hire us to represent you, we will begin the collection process from the earliest phase of telephone contact to encourage payment, to customizing an effective collection program that will best suit your needs. Our goal is to not only provide you with top service but also give you personal attention that is a reflection of our confidence and pride in results we can achieve.
As trusted California Collection Attorneys, we will work with you and your customers to encourage them to pay. We operate as both as a collection agency and a law firm using both letters and phone calls to encourage collection. Rest assured, a letter from an attorney is far more effective than a letter from you or even a collection agency.
If our collection agents' effort to collect results in no response or promise to pay from the customer, we can proceed with litigation immediately. Then, in the litigation process, you will have direct contact with our attorneys, who will keep you up to date on your cases. You do not have to go through a middleman to get the information you need. Once a judgment is obtained, we will follow through to collect on the judgment.
We have the capabilities to litigate in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and anywhere in California, but can also supervise all litigation efforts in other states. We can assist you in finding competent attorneys to file suit in all states in the nation while we supervise, monitor and bill through our home office in Agoura.
If you or someone you know needs the services of an experienced California Collections Attorney, call A. Singer & Associates today at 866-640-9207, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
As skilled collections firm, our expertise includes:
- Business collection
- Litigation on delinquent accounts
- Enforcement of Judgments
In addition to our skills as successful litigators, we have trained professionals who are skilled in encouraging your clients to pay now! From the moment you hire us to represent you, we will begin the collection process from the earliest phase of telephone contact to encourage payment, to customizing an effective collection program that will best suit your needs. Our goal is to not only provide you with top service but also give you personal attention that is a reflection of our confidence and pride in results we can achieve.
As trusted California Collection Attorneys, we will work with you and your customers to encourage them to pay. We operate as both as a collection agency and a law firm using both letters and phone calls to encourage collection. Rest assured, a letter from an attorney is far more effective than a letter from you or even a collection agency.
If our collection agents' effort to collect results in no response or promise to pay from the customer, we can proceed with litigation immediately. Then, in the litigation process, you will have direct contact with our attorneys, who will keep you up to date on your cases. You do not have to go through a middleman to get the information you need. Once a judgment is obtained, we will follow through to collect on the judgment.
We have the capabilities to litigate in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and anywhere in California, but can also supervise all litigation efforts in other states. We can assist you in finding competent attorneys to file suit in all states in the nation while we supervise, monitor and bill through our home office in Agoura.
If you or someone you know needs the services of an experienced California Collections Attorney, call A. Singer & Associates today at 866-640-9207, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy
The following information is based upon general creditor bankruptcy guidelines and should not substitute for the competent legal counsel of an experienced creditors' rights attorney.
Upon a debtor filing for bankruptcy, a creditor should now:
1. Cease any collection action - including telephone calls, billing or law suits that might be pending against the debtor. The automatic stay protects the debtor and his property from all forms of collection during the bankruptcy. In Chapter 13, the stay also protects co-debtors on consumer debts.
2. File a claim with the court. The notice of the bankruptcy sent by the court clerk tells you where to file a proof of claim and the deadline for doing so. Act promptly since deadlines are strictly enforced in bankruptcy case.
Attach a copy of any contracts or judgment concerning your claim, or a summary of the claim, if the supporting documents are voluminous to the proof of claim form. Get the claim form online if the court did not send one to you.
3. Consider whether your claim is dischargeable. Certain kinds of claims are non-dischargeable in an individual's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. Examples of non-dischargeable claims are certain obligations arising in divorce, debts incurred by fraud or willful and malicious acts by the debtor, or damages arising from drunk driving.
Consult a lawyer promptly if your claim arguably falls in one of those categories where you must file an adversary proceeding in the bankruptcy case to preserve your claim after bankruptcy: the time lines are very short in bankruptcy. The complete list of debts not dischargeable in Chapter 7 is found in 11 U.S.C. 523.
4. Determine whether your claim is secured by the debtor's assets. Secured creditors have a lien giving them specific rights to the property which is the collateral for their claim. Most often, those rights are created by, and described in, a deed of trust on real property, a security agreement on personal property, or a judgment lien.
Secured creditors have the best chance of getting relief from the automatic stay or "adequate protection payments" to prevent a decline in the equity available to secured their claim.
5. Share information with the trustee. If you suspect that the debtor's schedules aren't telling the whole story, which assets are concealed or have been transferred, contact the trustee and provide any documents or facts that might help the trustee recover money for the estate, or challenge the debtor's right to a discharge. Creditor vigilance is the best deterrent to abuse of the bankruptcy system. Creditors are entitled to question the debtor under oath about assets, liabilities and financial history at the first meeting of creditors or by separately scheduled examinations under Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
6. Monitor the progress of the case. Some bankruptcies are dismissed for the debtor's failure to comply with the requirements of the Code. When that happens, creditors are free to pursue collection according to state law. Sometimes cases originally classified as "no asset" cases blossom into asset cases from which a dividend may be paid.
If you or someone you know needs the services of an experienced California Collections Attorney, call A. Singer & Associates today at 866-640-9207, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
Professional Profile
If you or someone you know needs the services of an experienced California Collections Attorney, call A. Singer & Associates today at 866-640-9207, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
A. Singer & Associates, Inc.
28030 Dorothy Drive, Suite 301
Agoura, CA 91301
Telephone: 866-640-9207
Fax: 818-597-9917
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:
Anne Singer-Johnson
Anne Singer-Johnson Is a partner and Senior Associate who has been a member of the California Bar since 1983. Her legal experience includes working as a criminal prosecutor for the County of Los Angeles, District Attorney's Office. She has also worked in the areas of family law, business litigation and contract law and was senior associate and manager of the Pyfrom law firm which was taken over by A.Singer & Associates, Inc. in 2009. Ms. Singer-Johnson also has extensive business experience having been a prior co-owner of R. J. Singer International, Inc. a manufacturing and premium sales company, doing business with Fortune 500 companies across the United States. As managing partner, Ms. Singer-Johnson managed and handled major accounts with companies such as Kodak, Motorola, R. J. Reynolds, SwatchWatch, Calvin Klein, Vuarnet of France, Coco-Cola and numerous others. Ms. Singer-Johnson also launched and successfully ran two private post-secondary schools offering training in law and computers since 1989 as well as teaching law in the areas of litigation, contracts, law office procedures and legal research and writing.
EDUCATION:
- Northern Illinois University
- J.D., San Fernando Valley College of Law, 1983
- California and Federal Court
Ira Cohen
Ira Cohen has been an attorney since 1979 with a reputation as an astute and aggresive litigator. Mr. Cohen has represented some of the largest insurance companies in the nation and is one of the few individuals to set new standards for many attorneys in the areas of insurance defense. Formerly a partner in a 55 person law firm, Mr. Cohen is skilled and resourceful attorney known for his ability to dig deep into the law and find minute, often overlooked details that can turn a case into a whole new direction. With over 30 years of experience as a trial attorney, Mr. Cohen has represented fortune 500 companies and smaller business owners in the area of business law, employment law, personal injury, appellate work and overall business litigation. He has several very high profile cases under his belt that have been followed by the media including television, newspaper and professional publications.
JURISDICTIONS:
- California
Gregory C. Pyfrom
JURISDICTIONS:
- California
Gregory C. Pyfrom, Esq.
Gregory C. Pyfrom is an experienced litigator and ABOTA trial lawyer, one of the most prestigious accomplishments for any litigator. His track record at trial is superb with over 250 jury trials to verdict in his 31 year history as a California trial attorney. Mr. Pyfrom was the Senior Partner of Gregory C. Pyfrom & Associates and turned his practice over to A. Singer & Associates so that he can focus on what he does best - Trial! Mr. Pyfrom is in his third decade of defending California Businesses for insurance related litigation. Mr. Pyfrom has represented fortune 500 companies and smaller business owners in the area of real estate, home inspection, mortgage brokers, construction and other forms of professional E&O insurance litigation. Mr. Pyfrom's cases have included high profile cases which have been followed by the media including television, newspaper and professional journals.
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Anne Singer
A. Singer & Associates, Inc.
28030 Dorothy Drive, Suite 301
Agoura, CA 91301
Phone: 866-640-9207
Fax: 818-597-9917
