Is Dominion Law Associates Calling You?*

Is Dominion Law Associates calling you? Guard yourself from abuse!

If you are being hounded by debt collectors, it is important that you know your rights. Even if you owe the debt, you don’t have to tolerate harassment, coercion, or threats. The collectors may tell you differently, but in this particular instance the law is on your side.

Your Rights Under the FDCPA

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, expressly prohibits third-party debt collectors from using pressure tactics like those below to bully consumers into paying a debt.

• Maliciously reporting false information to the credit bureaus
• Threatening legal action they have no intention of taking
• Using profane and abusive language
• Calling you at work after you tell them that you can’t take personal calls there
• Refusing to prove that a debt exists and that they are authorized to collect it

Company Profile: Dominion Law Associates

Dominion Law Associates is a debt collection law office located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was established in 1977, has 20 to 49 employees, and is managed by its owner, Pender Cower. The firm’s attorneys are admitted to practice in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

According to litigation records archived at the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) website, Dominion Law Associates has been accused of debt collection practices that violate the FDCPA.

Alleged Violations against Dominion Law Associates

Jessica L. Ostrowski vs. Dominion Law Associates PLLC and T. Camille French**

According to PACER, in March 2015 Dominion Law Associates and attorney T. Camille French filed a lawsuit against North Carolina resident Jessica L.Ostrowski on behalf of National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2004-1.

The action sought to collect on a private student loan executed by Ms. Ostrowski, who insisted that the alleged debt was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

After the case was ultimately dismissed as time-barred by the Superior Court of Duplin County on July 31, 2015, Ms. Ostrowski sued Dominion Law Associates for allegedly violating the FDCPA by falsely representing the legal status of a debt.

The matter was later resolved.

Hire an Attorney

The phone numbers for Dominion Law Associates are:

• 1-757-446-7540
• 1-800-989-0009

If the phone rings and you see either one on your caller ID, it means that a debt collector is looking for you. If they attempt to sue you over a time-barred debt, hire a consumer attorney and fight back in court. You could potentially be awarded $1,000 per FDCPA violation as well as attorney’s fees, court costs, and any actual damages.

Standing up for yourself will send the message that no matter how much you may owe, debt collectors ignore your rights at their own risk.

**Case taken from PACER (www.pacer.gov). File number is Case 7:15-cv-00202-D from United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division.

*Disclaimer :The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be constructed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Dominion Law Associates or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation.