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Legal Collections in the United States (and how to avoid it) with David Cook
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If you're organized and attentive to your accounts receivable, collections can be an orderly process, but it's still stressful.
The general impression is that collections has a negative impact on business relationships. In fact, professional debt collection can reset and improve relationships with clients. What happens when things go really off the rails?
We've covered Canada, but we've never talked about the United States. Today we're talking to a collections lawyer, so let's crunch some numbers.
The United States sees about three times as many lawsuits per capita as Canada. It's a tough field.
David Cook is a San Francisco collections attorney with an impressive track record. He's a prolific author and penned "The Debt Collector's Handbook" published by the American Bar Association, covering every aspect of debt collection, including enforcing judgements.
He worked (and won) the highest profile collections case in American History against OJ Simpson.
David Cook's insights can help you understand collections, and how to avoid legal collections, in the United States.
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