Practice Areas of Expertise...

Bankruptcy - We represent Debtors (people and businesses that file for bankruptcy) and Creditors (people or businesses that are owed money or have liens on real or personal property), including Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Complaints Objecting to Discharge under Section 523 and 727, Adversary Proceedings, Relief From the Automatic Stay, Plan Objections, Proofs of Claim, Motions to Avoid Lien, Motions to Value Collateral, Motions to Use Cash Collateral, Rule 2004 Examinations, Claims Objections and more.

 

Civil Litigation - Federal and State Court matters. 

 

Family Law - Divorce Custody - Domestic Violence - Dissolutiuon of Marriage, Paternity actions, Child Support, Order to Show Cause.

 

Mediation - Arbitration Dispute Resolution - Resolve matters out of Court, arbitration agreements.

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Collections - We represent several clients and companies with respect to collection matters.  We represent them in our capacity as their attorney.  We are not directly affiliated with any collection company, we do not own any collection company or any of the accounts, and we only perform legal services on their behalf.  This means that we will send correspondence, letters, settlement offers, or in some cases we will file court actions and engage in litigation or enforcement of court judgments.  

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In California, Mark Berkowitz would be the attorney of record for those court actions.  In other states and jurisdictions, local attorneys will be hired and retained by the client to commence legal actions as Mark Berkowitz is not licensed to file legal actions in any other jurisdictions other than California.  For creditors and clients, if you wish to retain our services, then please contact Mr. Berkowitz to make appropriate arrangements.  If you are a debtor or a customer of one of our clients and have received communication from us or our client, feel free to call or send an email, or respond according to the letter you may have received.  Although we often represent creditors, and many times we are engaged in the collection of debts for our clients, we strive to be courteous and respectful at all times, to comply with all Federal and State laws concerning debt collection, and try to resolve the situation to your satisfaction as well as our clients.

 

Collection of debts is a business and although we are conducting business and representing our clients' interests, we realize that this area can sometimes be frustrating and there are other companies and attorneys out there that can be less than courteous on some occasions.  

 

We believe that in order to be productive, it is important to be respectful to our clients' customers as well as staying within the bounds of the law at all times.  We know what you are going through and we treat you in a fair, non-judgmental manner.  We only wish to assist our clients in resolving their accounts and sometimes that might mean the clients feel the need to utilize our services in order to accomplish that goal.  But it also means that we will be fair and reasonable at the same time.  

 

We do not authorize, condone, or allow our firm's members to be rude or discourteous at any time, and we especially do not tolerate any violations of federal or state collections laws.  

Do you have questions about our services?

 

Contact us Toll Free: 888-362-7479, admin@mblawlegalgroup.com or via our contact form.