The Law Offices - Another Buffalo NY scheme

Oh, forgot to add the address is in Williamsville, NY. I think that's pretty close to Buffalo, NY?

don't know about the proximity to buffalo,but NY is becoming another bottomfeeer haven.just like your homestate of FL.

LOL, Ron! I wonder if their collectors go to the same bar that the collectors that were profiled on Dateline go to. After all, they were out of Buffalo, right? Wow, I wonder if their attorney lives at home with his parents...

That Dateline special must of woke up all the cave dwellers LOL :lol:

Yeah, it's almost embarrassing being from Florida, especially Jacksonville, FL, with all the psycho CA's that originate from here.

I should have asked that first chick if she went to that bar that was in the hidden camera footage on DateLine. See what response that would get from her.

When I told her I already had enough FDCPA violations just from her message on my voicemail alone to sue her company, she seemed to stumble on that comment. She sure didn't have a snappy comeback ready like she had for anything else I said to or asked her.

Good Job!! :D

Follow up.

So I never got my initial contact letter from these people, the one that is required to be sent within 5 days of the initial contact. So I sent them a friendly reminder of this fact and restated my request for Validation this past Saturday, May 9, 2009.

Well, a letter arrived from them today. The inside letter is dated May 1, 2009. Which would, on the surface, satisfy the law requiring notice being sent out within 5 days. There's just one thing they slipped up on though.

The Post Mark.

It's post marked May 9, 2009. Which is the day I faxed my second letter.

So, I just faxed them another letter, offering to settle with them for the entire amount being marked as satisfied-in-full (once they validate it, of course), and they will not sell it to another collection agency or I will turn over all my evidence to my attorney on May 29, 2009. Suing them for many FDCPA violations. Not to mention Attorney's Fees and Court Costs.

I'm also filing complaints with the FTC and Florida AG's office. Regardless of whether they accept my settlement offer or not.

I too would like to file a complaint against this "law" office but cannot get them to give me the address to their location. One person said they are in Buffalo, NY and the other said they are in Florida. They keep calling me saying that I owe some money for an installment loan that I never took out. When I asked for written proof of the debt the guy got really rude with me and told me that I knew I owed the money so I needed to call and get the information myself that he wasn't doing the leg work on it and that if I didn't get it taken care of that they would have the attorney forward this on and prosecute me. This can't be legal is it? Can someone offer adivice?

good luck with that florida. please let us know what happens next...

Is the company actually called "The Law Offices'? They are tricky to find via Google because every other law firm is in the name of the principal attorney (or attorneys if it is a partnership).

So, did they even respond? I would imagine that they thought you were bluffing. I am waiting to find out the final results.

Watch out for Martin,Weinburg and O'Brien, they are from Buffalo NY also and are bottom feeders and these people threaten with arrest and violence.

There's another one tricky to find. I get a lot of Conan O'Brien and Max Weinberg hits. I did find this though:

HOFFMAN WEINBERG & O'BRIEN LLC
(DBA) -
License Type: CCA
1560 HARLEM RD STE 14
CHEEKTOWAGA , NY 14206
(716) 597-0040

Perhaps that's who you meant?

There have only been 4 lawsuits filed against them for FDCPA violations (1 this year, 1 last year, and 2 in 07) so they can't be all that bad.

(The last post was me)

Nope. They are your typical Buffalo Chip. I dealt with them earlier this year. They messed with the wrong consumer and it bit them in the butt.

This is most likely Cambridge Huxley, afterlife of Giove Law. My attorney said they are new, no capital and not worth suing YET. Just don't answer they will never pursue, just trying to terrify members. Do to Bud Hibbs list they are on it under Cmabridge Huxley and Giove. Stand your ground.

If you offer a company a smaller monthly installment than they consider adequate, can you use this in court against them if it goes that far? (i.e. I attempted to pay on this date, they wouldn't accept payment) not that the debt would be cancelled, just wondering.

Not really. They don't *have* to make a payment arrangement but it is good business policy to do so. However, it does show that you were attempting communication and being reasonable so it will act in your favor in court.

This so-called lawyers called me at a location where I don't live and left a message. No problem. I called them to set up an arrangement to send them payment directly from my work, but when I asked for an address to have the payments sent they told me they don't give out their address or accept checks. I am going to assume that they wanted me to give them my debit card number so that that they could charge what they want for the account. I asked them to send me the information about the account and they said that they had already sent it to a former residence. Also, she said that the amount of the so called debt was one amount and if they took me to court it would be double. The person I talked to, Alicia Harris, had the gall to tell me she was too upset, too annoyed to continue talking to me and put me on hold to get a supervisor. At this point, I hung up. What con artists.

They just called me today!!! telling me about a complaint for my mother. How did they get my number and why are they calling me???

They too are calling everyone in my family, as well as violating the fdpca stating that a judgment will be filed at my local court house. Is this a legit company or just another scam? I have called back but get an answering machine for a Timothy Peters...any Advice??

If they're violating FDCPA like that, do you really need us to tell you that they aren't legit?

A strongly-worded DV letter is in order here, if you can get an address to send it to them at. The law says it has to be in writing, which is why some of these places are so cagey about giving you a mailing address.

Have they sent you anything in the mail? If so, send your DV to that address. Failing that, remind them that they have five days to send you something in the mail. In extremis, ask them this: 'If I were to send you a money order, where should I send it?' As long as the 'if' is in there, it's a hypothetical question, not a promise to pay.

I am dealing with this place right now. They state that they will not accpet a Money Order.

I also have them on 2 FDCPA violations.

They want me to do a Moneygram.

What do you guys think on this?