http://consumerlawyer.mn stop debt collection harassment and housing discrimination Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:07:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Minnesota Lawyer just picked up my story on several Minnesota legislators' attempt to limit attorney fee provisions in Minnesota law. The bills would effectively eviscerate many consumer protection and civil rights laws in Minnesota, discourage plaintiffs' lawyers from taking cases, and encourage defendants to waste court time and resources. Michelle Lore, ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/03/21/minnesota-lawyer-story-on-anti-consumer-legislation-quotes-sam-glover/ Unifund CCR Partners sued my client for over $19,000. Unifund provided several statements with late fees and overdraft fees, but no charges by my client, and the usual incomplete bills of sale and other “evidence.” My client first represented herself using my answer & discovery requests in a debt buyer ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/03/12/client-wins-summary-judgment-against-unifund-ccr-partners/ When you are served with a summons and compliant, you must answer. I just updated my forms for an answer & discovery requests in a debt buyer lawsuit. These forms can be used to answer a complaint in a typical debt buyer lawsuit. The most important part of the forms is ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/03/11/answer-and-discovery-requests-updated/ The New York Times article on debt collectors who shake down the living for the debts of the dead made a big splash nationwide. It was an especially big deal in Minnesota, since DCM Services, featured prominently in the article, is a Minnesota company. KSTP, channel 5 in the Twin ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/03/04/sam-glover-interviewed-on-kstp-about-deceased-collection/ Minnesota Lawyer just published a pair of articles on blogging featuring your truly. "Blogged up or bogged down?" discusses the usefulness of blogs as a marketing tool. "Tips for maintaining a successful law blog" goes into some considerations for lawyers who want to start a blog as part of their ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/02/13/minnesota-lawyer-features-sam-glover-on-blogging/ My consumer law blog, Caveat Emptor, is #50 on Avvo's list of the top legal blogs. Number 50 (out of over 300 on the list) is a great rank! Caveat Emptor is full of valuable information for consumers. My guest bloggers and I post updates about once a day during the ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/01/26/caveat-emptor-ranked-as-a-top-legal-blog-by-avvo/ In a comprehensive, 22-page memorandum opinion and order, Judge Donovan Frank decided last November that my clients could sue Messerli & Kramer for levying funds in their joint account without first determining the owner of those funds under the Minnesota Multi-Party Accounts Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 524.6-201 to 524.6-214. Judge Frank swept ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/01/07/debt-collectors-may-be-sued-for-levying-funds-in-a-joint-account/ Palisades Acquisition, LLC, sued my client for over $12,000 under an "account stated" theory. Palisades provided several statements with late fees and overdraft fees, but no charges by my client, and the usual incomplete bills of sale and other "evidence." After some attempts to settle, both parties moved for summary ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2009/01/06/client-wins-summary-judgment-against-palisades-acquisition/ Since I started taking debt collection defense cases in 2007, I have successfully eliminated nearly $167,000 in debt for our clients. In most cases, we either won the case on summary judgment or persuaded the creditor-plaintiff to dismiss the lawsuit. Only a few of our clients chose to settle their claims, ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2008/12/30/16691052-in-debt-eliminated-in-2007-and-2008/ Last Thursday, Kara McGuire reported on the new credit card rules promulgated by the Federal Reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration. The new rules prohibit several of the most egregious credit card industry practices, but do not to into effect until July 1, 2010. McGuire ... http://consumerlawyer.mn/firm-news/2008/12/23/star-tribune-quotes-sam-glover-on-new-credit-card-rules/