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Pressler & Pressler, LLP is a law firm specializing in third-party debt collection and litigation based in New Jersey. Pressler has received many consumer complaints alleging serious violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), including attempting to collect debts not owed and misrepresentation. If you have been contacted by Pressler & Pressler, be sure you understand your rights before taking action.
According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Pressler & Pressler, LLP was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ. The BBB did not establish a profile page for Pressler until 2003. Buzzfile estimates Pressler’s annual revenue at $35.9 million and the size of its staff at 250 people.
Pressler is managed by Sheldon Pressler, a 25-year appointee to the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Rules Committee for the Special Civil Part, which has jurisdiction of up to $15,000 inmost retail collection matters. He has delivered lectures for the New Jersey Institute for Legal Education, including, “How to Collect a Judgement,” “Collection Practice,” and “The FDCPA.” He is currently counsel for the New Jersey unit of the American Collection Association (ACA) and serves as President of the New Jersey Creditors Bar Association of the State of New Jersey.
Pressler & Pressler’s headquarters office is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that enables complete online access and verification of all real estate, lots, blocks, addresses, and assessments with new claims. Programmers assist with immediate transfer of new claims and constant online availability of claim status.
Pressler&Pressler represents the interests of national credit card companies and “is very active in maintaining, supporting and opposing new legislation which affects the collection industry… [including efforts] rolling back the costs for docketing New Jersey judgments from a fee of $25.00 to a more reasonable fee of $5.00 [now $10.00].” Pressler’s “300 employees and 19 attorneys…[provide] a total retail collection environment including skip-tracing and asset location.”
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As of September 2017, the BBB has closed 19 complaints against Pressler & Pressler dating back three years, with 8 of them closed in the past twelve months. Almost all of the complaints allege problems with billing and collections. The BBB has posted a special notice advising consumers that the BBB has been contacted regarding Pressler & Pressler’s repeated filing of litigation seeking judgments for unverified debts. Furthermore, the BBB has posted a Notice of Government Action taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against Pressler & Pressler in April 2016 for Pressler’s part in “delivering allegedly unfair and deceptive debt collection lawsuits based on weak or nonexistent evidence.” Since March 2015, the CFPB has logged 116 complaints against Pressler & Pressler for various alleged violations of the FDCPA. Justia lists at least 12 cases of civil litigation naming Pressler as a defendant.
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In April 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a Consent Order regarding the debt collection efforts of Pressler & Pressler, LLP; Sheldon H. Pressler; and Gerald J. Felt, “including filing lawsuits against [c]onsumers” in violation of the FDCPA and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). Following is a brief summary of the illegal activity cited in the Consent Order:
These automated, assembly-line, mass-production litigation tactics were found to have violated the FDCPA’s and the CFPA’s prohibitions against using “any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt;…any false representation or deceptive means to collect or attempt to collect any debt or to obtain information concerning a consumer;…[any] false representation or implication that any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from an attorney”;…[any] “unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect any debt;…[any] unfair, deceptive, or abusive act or practice”; and any violation of “federal consumer financial law.”
As a result, the CFPB imposed a $1 million-dollar civil penalty to be paid by Pressler and Pressler, LLP within 30 days of the issuance of the Consent Order and a series of extremely restrictive administrative, reporting, and compliance monitoring polices to be maintained for five years from the date of the issuance of the order or from the date of the detection of any violation of any provision of the Order.
Pressler & Pressler, LLP
7 Entin Rd
Parsippany, NJ 07054-5020
Telephone: (973) 753-5100
Website: https://www.paypressler.com/
Federal laws protect you. The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) regulates the behavior of collection agencies by prohibiting actions such as the use of abusive or threatening language; harassment; or the use of false or misleading information to collect a debt. The FCRA regulates how collection agencies and creditors report delinquent debts to credit reporting agencies. Additional consumer protection laws include the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
But here’s the rub: If you want to enforce your rights, or recover money for violations — you need to sue. These laws provide individuals like you with a means to seek monetary damages in court. For example, the FDCPA allows consumers who have been violated to recover damages of up to $1,000, plus attorney fees and court costs.
If you’ve been harassed by debt collectors, we can help. We will fight for your rights.
The Lemberg Law legal team is committed to holding debt collectors accountable, so complete our form for a FREE case evaluation, or call 844-685-9200.
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Sergei Lemberg is an attorney focusing on consumer law, class actions related to automotive issues, and personal injury litigation. With nearly two decades of experience, his areas of practice include Lemon Law (vehicle defects), Debt Collection Harassment, TCPA (illegal robocalls and texts), Fair Credit Reporting Act, Overtime claims, Personal Injury cases, and Class Actions. He has consistently been recognized as the nation's "most active consumer attorney." In 2020, Mr. Lemberg represented Noah Duguid before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Duguid v. Facebook. He is also the author of "Defanging Debt Collectors," a guide that empowers consumers to fight back against debt collectors and prevail, as well as "Lemon Law 101: The Laws That Lemon Dealers Don't Want You to Know."
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PWF lies to the court to get around statute if limtitations. Why don’t the courts do something about the sworn falsification in the court documents?
Hopefully enough people will get together and Sue them and put them out of business I know the rights of New Jersey laws for debt collecting and they are breaking every law that there is. It’s like that the mafia collecting debts and threatening you if you can’t come up with the money. They never tell you about having a court date then you get a letter in the mail that says do you have a judgement against you I don’t know why the state of New Jersey lets these con artists get away with what they do but everybody needs to get together and get back at these SOB’s and get them sued again for another million like they lost back in 2016. Let’s see how much they like having debt collectors call them it’s amazing how they pick on people that are surviving on social security or disability and they are taking money out of there bank accounts.
I am currently being harassed by Shelby Wesser, attorney for Pressler and Pressler. I am on SSDI for both mental health and physical health issues. The latest attempt at harassment has been a Notice To Defend, which states that I have been sued in court. The stress is exacerbating my mental and physical health issues. However, they have no compassion or legal expertise as they are investigating money to harass someone who is judgment proof. They’re also insane enough to publish their address as the continue to harass a person already deemed mentally ill.
I HAVE BEEN GETTING HARASSING CALLS AND JUST GOT CERTIFIED LETTER FROM PRESSLER FOE A JUDGEMENT FROM 12/09 FROM EXON MOBIL CARD WHICH I NEVER ORDERED AND MOST PROBABLY IDENTITY FRAUD THE BILL 1150 WITH INTREST THEY WANT 790 BUCKS FOR JUDGEMENT TO BE SETTLE OR ELSE THEY WILL GO AFTER MY CHECK!!! I WANT THIS STOPPED!! I HAVE EXCELLENT CREDIT AND THIS IS PASS THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS WHAT DO I DO??
Pressler Felt & Warshaw or whatever they call themselves are nothing but a deceptive, unethical, and con artists. I have worked 40 years for lawyers and never have I seen anything like these folks who are supposed to be lawyers who are sworn to uphold the law. Our legal system should not allow them to be in business using the unethical tactics they use. The day will come when they are out of business and wondering what happened.
Probably a long shot. I had pressler & pressler call me from 2003 to2004? I remember They contacted me at work (never identified themselves or what debt they were calling about ultimately leading to a judgment in nj) & my relatives. Is there a statue of limitations on something like this? Read that they broke the law doing stuff like that tonight 08/18/19.
I had a bill Or $4000 from From holy name when I went to do a test they left me at the hospital and I didn’t want to stay but the hospital let’s meet there because I had insurance and they didn’t even tell me what I had and I almost paid the whole $ 4000 now they keep increasingThe bill every time by $50I am on disability and they say die they can use that against a is that bill against that my real estate
Pressler, felt and Warsaw as they are known now are all white color criminals that will all end up in jail
I cannot pay any bills as I am homeless and unemployed.