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Collection agencies typically offer "file forwarding to an attorney" as part of their "customer service" strategy knowing that clients don't really have many options when a debtor is unresponsive to traditional collection techniques (letters and phone calls). The challenge here is that the burden is placed on you, the client, to determine if litigation is justified and the cash outlay warranted.

Legal file forwarding is generally not a profitable venture for most collection agencies. It consumes internal resources, has a much lower gross margin and therefore is a lower business priority - consequently, the recovery rates suffer. Agencies struggle with the administrative burden and at times can actually lose money on forwarding files to their attorney network. It is much more cost effective for them to place their human resources on fresh cases than to chase unresponsive debtors.

Collection agency efforts traditionally diminish after a judgment is obtained. There is a minor "victory" for the client, but still no cash on the table and, generally, the attention span for enforcement of these judgments does not exceed three to six months.

With Hartford Meiers, you never pay any legal fees, suit fees or court costs, - ever! When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, there are fees and costs to be paid by you, whether you win or lose.

With Hartford Meiers, the lawsuit will always be in our name - We are the plaintiff. When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, it is in YOUR name - you are the plaintiff.

With Hartford Meiers, you benefit from:

Our knowledge of trends in commercial collection litigation across the entire country

Our knowledge of what creative legal strategies work best in certain states and even down to the county level for certain types of debtors
Our centralized crafting of litigation files ensuring an even “tone” and quality across all debtors
Our professional management of the litigation that avoids the incessant calls from lawyers or agencies
Our "consolidated" reporting of all your cases across the entire country

When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, the individual attorney may have only limited resources, perspective and experience with your paper.

With Hartford Meiers, we handle the entire administrative burden ultimately saving you money from reduced overhead. When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, your company is still responsible for shouldering all the administrative burdens such as accounting for all fees/costs, deciding legal strategies, answering discovery, providing witnesses, tracking progress, etc.

No matter where you are in the process, Hartford Meiers can help. We believe the debtor needs to engage and show signs of wanting to pay in a timely manner. If the debtor does not, then legal action may be warranted whether the account is still in-house or at a collection agency.

And that is where Hartford Meiers comes onto the scene. We offer companies the opportunity to leverage the legal system without the costs, administrative burden and legal exposure typically seen when you let your collection agency or corporate legal department forward to outside counsel.





How is Hartford Meiers Different? Collection agencies typically offer "file forwarding to an attorney" as part of their "customer service" strategy knowing that clients don't really have many options when a debtor is unresponsive to traditional collection techniques (letters and phone calls). The challenge here is that the burden is placed on you, the client, to determine if litigation is justified and the cash outlay warranted. Legal file forwarding is generally not a profitable venture for most collection agencies. It consumes internal resources, has a much lower gross margin and therefore is a lower business priority - consequently, the recovery rates suffer. Agencies struggle with the administrative burden and at times can actually lose money on forwarding files to their attorney network. It is much more cost effective for them to place their human resources on fresh cases than to chase unresponsive debtors. Collection agency efforts traditionally diminish after a judgment is obtained. There is a minor "victory" for the client, but still no cash on the table and, generally, the attention span for enforcement of these judgments does not exceed three to six months. With Hartford Meiers, you never pay any legal fees, suit fees or court costs, - ever! When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, there are fees and costs to be paid by you, whether you win or lose. With Hartford Meiers, the lawsuit will always be in our name - We are the plaintiff. When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, it is in YOUR name - you are the plaintiff. With Hartford Meiers, you benefit from: Our knowledge of trends in commercial collection litigation across the entire country Our knowledge of what creative legal strategies work best in certain states and even down to the county level for certain types of debtors Our centralized crafting of litigation files ensuring an even “tone” and quality across all debtors Our professional management of the litigation that avoids the incessant calls from lawyers or agencies Our "consolidated" reporting of all your cases across the entire country When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, the individual attorney may have only limited resources, perspective and experience with your paper. With Hartford Meiers, we handle the entire administrative burden ultimately saving you money from reduced overhead. When a collection agency forwards a file to their legal network, your company is still responsible for shouldering all the administrative burdens such as accounting for all fees/costs, deciding legal strategies, answering discovery, providing witnesses, tracking progress, etc. No matter where you are in the process, Hartford Meiers can help. We believe the debtor needs to engage and show signs of wanting to pay in a timely manner. If the debtor does not, then legal action may be warranted whether the account is still in-house or at a collection agency. And that is where Hartford Meiers comes onto the scene. We offer companies the opportunity to leverage the legal system without the costs, administrative burden and legal exposure typically seen when you let your collection agency or corporate legal department forward to outside counsel.