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The Law Office of Darrell C. Dethlefs represents creditors in collection matters. Our law office currently represents a national bank in their collection work as well as some large developers.
Fees for collection work
The law office charges fees in collection matters based upon one of two fee structures. The first fee structure is a contingent fee. You may elect to have the law office represent you in collection matters on a contingent fee. For accounts that are less than 180-days past due, the fee is 25% of the amount collected, if no suit is filed. The fee is payable only upon receipt of the monies owed. The fee is payable once the account is submitted to the Law Office of Darrell C. Dethlefs for collection. The fee is also payable whether the client pays the law office directly or whether the client pays your company directly following submission of the account to our office for collection. For example, if you submit an account to our office for collection, if subsequent to our contact with the customer, they pay your company directly, then the 25% contingent fee still applies.
If the account being submitted is more than 180-days past due, then the contingent fee is a 40% contingent fee. We have found through collection of accounts, that the older the account, the more difficult it is to collect on the account.
If a lawsuit is filed on behalf of your company to collect the debt, then the contingent fee is a 50% contingent fee.
Typically, the expenses in connection with the collection of the account are your responsibility regardless of whether there is a recovery or not.
However, the Law Office of Darrell C. Dethlefs will many times advance the expenses and wait for recovery prior to seeking reimbursement. Typically, in that situation the cost will be reimbursed right out of the recovery. However, the Law Office of Darrell C. Dethlefs reserves the right to require reimbursement of collection costs at any time.
Additionally, if your company requests our office advance the costs, it is ultimately the law office's final decision as to whether file suit in the matter. If the law office determines that the account is uncollectible, that decision is final and the law office will not be required to advance costs on that account. Of course, if your company disagrees as to whether the account is collectible, your company can advance the costs, at which point it is your decision as to whether to proceed with suit.
Requests can be submitted via internet for collection. If you wish to submit the account via email for collection, please complete the following forms for each account being submitted for collection
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