Collections Issue -Illinois

[InquisitiveOneHere]

I am an employer based in Illinois trying to collect a debt. Is there a legal way to collect the debt by going around an agency? We've tried calling and writing. Reasoning with them does not seem to work. Do we hire a lawyer to sue and serve papers ? How does this work? Thank
you.

 

[quincy]

I am an employer based in Illinois trying to collect a debt. Is there a legal way to collect the debt by going around an agency? We've tried calling and writing. Reasoning with them does not seem to work. Do we hire a lawyer to sue and serve papers ? How does this work? Thank
you.

You could hire a lawyer or you could file suit against the debtor yourself. How much is owed?

 

[InquisitiveOneHere]

They owe in excess of 100K - thank you for helping me.

 

[InquisitiveOneHere]

What type of a lawyer?

 

[quincy]

They owe in excess of 100K - thank you for helping me.

For that amount of money, you probably would be smart to have an attorney assist you in collection efforts. There are lawyers who specialize in debt collection.

 

[Zigner]

What type of a lawyer?

It depends on the nature of the debt.

 

[InquisitiveOneHere]

It is a bill they owe for a piece of screen printing equipment they purchased from us.

 

[quincy]

You could contact the Illinois State Bar Association phone referral service to find an attorney in your area:

https://www.isba.org/public/phonereferral

 

[zddoodah]

Is there a legal way to collect the debt by going around an agency?

I have no idea what you might mean by this. Care to explain?

Do we hire a lawyer to sue and serve papers ?

When suing, it is common to hire a lawyer (unless you're suing in small claims court, but $100k is beyond the limit of SCC).

How does this work?

Not sure what you're asking. Any sort of detailed explanation of how civil litigation proceeds is beyond the scope of a message board.

What type of a lawyer?

Pretty much any lawyer who does civil litigation could do it and, as noted, there are lawyers that specialize in debt collection.

 

[quincy]

The Illinois Supreme Court does not certify lawyers as specialists (some states do) so you will want to question any lawyer you contact as to their experience in debt collections.

 

[InquisitiveOneHere]

Thank you .

 

[quincy]

Thank you .

We appreciate the thanks, InquisitiveOneHere, so thank you.

I wish you good luck collecting on the debt.