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FTC Sues Perpetrators of Phantom Collection Scheme

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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an injunction that halts the operations and freezes the assets of a pair of defendants Ryan and Mitchell Evans which operated a multitude of companies, including Blackrock Services, Blackstone Legal Group, Capital Legal Services, Quest Legal Group, Viking Legal Services, and others.

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Law firm ‘disappears’ owing £37.5m to Creditors

UK debt collections

The administrators of a collapsed Liverpool law firm have admitted they do not know if creditors will receive a return, amid ongoing uncertainty over exactly how the business came to grief. They attended the company’s trading premises and found the site completely cleared of all office equipment and furniture.

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Trade Up: This Is Your Reminder That Brand Names Are Valuable for Law Firms

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Pre-pandemic, attorneys in a not insignificant number of states were disallowed from using ‘trade’ or ‘brand’ names for their law firms. You know, like ‘Taco Bell’ – though, you probably wouldn’t actually name your law firm Taco Bell. And, yet: few have. If you’re down for a rebrand, we can help!

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Trading Up: Law Firms Can Now Have Brand Names, But Should They?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Now, this wasn’t always a thing; but, as of now: law firms in any jurisdiction of the United States can utilize ‘trade names’. What that effectively means is that, so long as you don’t choose a name that’s misleading, you can select a brand name for your law. Hence the trade name ‘Pep Boys ’. But, should you ?

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2025 Officers & Directors Elected to Lead Receivables Management Association International

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Of his involvement in the industry, Michael said, I am an enthusiastic member of, and believer in, the Fintech Lending ecosystem, which Debt Buyers, Agencies, Law Firms, and associated Service Providers are an integral part of.

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Regular Show: Client Maintenance Plans Are Picking Up Steam with Law Firms

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

As law firms (slowly) try to dig out from under the hourly billing model (trap?), It’s kind of like a legal insurance policy, and it allows law firms to acquire recurring revenue. Here's a useful article on how to build a client maintenance program, for an estate planning firm.

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Bring It In: Law Firms Continue to Key In On Intake Personnel

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Since the COVID pandemic struck, and law firms were forced to immediately reenvision their intake processes as digital programs – attorney s have been more focused on the ‘ client journey ’ than ever before. Oftentimes, law firms will push that duty onto existing staff.