New York Debt Collection Attorneys

We are a New York law firm focused on helping creditors and businesses collect what they are owed. When you call us at 212-233-1233 during business hours, you are connected directly to the lead attorney, Albert Goodwin. Never to a call center, a collector, or an assistant. When you hire our firm, Albert Goodwin handles your matter directly, with associates in supporting roles.

Getting a customer or borrower to pay can be frustrating. Phone calls go unanswered, promises are broken, and the balance keeps aging. We use the full weight of New York law — demand letters, lawsuits, judgments, and aggressive post-judgment enforcement — to turn an unpaid balance into money in your account.

What We Collect

Commercial Debt Collection

We pursue business-to-business debts of every size, from a single unpaid invoice to a large portfolio of delinquent accounts. We move quickly because the older a debt gets, the harder it is to collect. Our work covers commercial collections against companies and individual guarantors throughout New York.

Accounts Receivable Recovery

When invoices age past sixty or ninety days, in-house follow-up usually stops working. We step in to recover aging receivables so your team can focus on running the business instead of chasing payment.

Breach of Contract Collection

When a written or oral agreement is broken and money is owed, we bring a breach of contract claim to recover the unpaid amount, interest, and, where the contract allows, attorney's fees.

Promissory Note Collection

A signed promissory note is one of the strongest collection tools there is. We enforce notes through ordinary suit and, where available, through New York's accelerated judgment procedure for instruments for the payment of money.

Demand Letters

Many debts settle as soon as the debtor hears from a lawyer. A well-drafted demand letter on our letterhead signals that litigation is the next step and often produces payment without a lawsuit.

Getting Paid After You Win

A judgment is only a piece of paper until it is enforced. Many creditors win in court and then never see a dollar because they do not know how to collect. This is where our firm does its most valuable work.

Enforcing a Judgment

We take judgments — ours and those won by other attorneys — and turn them into recoveries through New York's powerful enforcement tools under Article 52 of the CPLR.

Restraining Notices and Levies

We freeze a debtor's bank accounts with a restraining notice and then direct a city marshal or sheriff to levy and seize the funds.

Wage Garnishment

For individual debtors and guarantors, an income execution diverts up to ten percent of wages directly to satisfy the judgment.

Information Subpoenas

Before we can seize assets, we have to find them. An information subpoena compels the debtor and third parties such as banks to disclose where the money and property are.

Why Creditors Choose Our Firm

Direct Attorney Representation

When you hire our firm, Attorney Albert Goodwin personally handles your file. You will never be passed off to an unfamiliar associate or to a collection agency. Your matter gets the attention it deserves.

We Focus on Recovery, Not Just Winning

Obtaining a judgment is the easy part. We treat the case as finished only when you are paid, which is why we put real effort into asset investigation and post-judgment enforcement.

Command of New York Courts and Marshals

We litigate in Supreme Court, Civil Court, and the Commercial Division, and we work daily with the city marshals and county sheriffs who execute on judgments. This practical knowledge moves money faster.

Sensible Fee Arrangements

Depending on the size and strength of the debt, we handle collection matters on an hourly, flat, or contingency basis. We will discuss the most economical approach for your situation at the outset.

We invite you to contact us to discuss your unpaid account or judgment. We serve Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County. You can reach us by phone at 212-233-1233 or by email at [email protected] for a confidential review of your collection matter.