Houston B2B Collections Lawyer
Our commercial B2B collections lawyer helps businesses collect on unpaid debts incurred by other businesses.
A B2B collections lawyer can help when problems arise with debt collections. Your business may be operating like a well-oiled machine, with you not only serving your clients, but taking pride in going above and beyond. Most customers will understand the importance of paying you for your work — and paying you in a timely manner. But even one client who lets those invoices pile up can be the proverbial monkey wrench in your company operations, requiring you to seek help with your business-to-business collections. Thousands of dollars may be at stake — money you need to keep your doors open, meet payroll, and pay your own vendors down the line.
Your Business Must Get Paid to Keep Going
Let’s face it: No matter how passionate you are about your product or service, even if your business is a labor of love, it is not a hobby. Getting paid for providing others with goods or services is the bottom-line reason why any business exists. In many cases, the clients to whom the goods or services are being provided are themselves other businesses. As is the case with any business relationship, there are bound to be situations where it becomes difficult for one party to collect from another. The reason for nonpayment varies and could range from a dispute regarding the quality of goods provided or because of cash flow problems on the part of the indebted party.
Getting paid on time is central to running a profitable business. Fortunately, there are many ways that a Houston B2B business collections attorney can help secure payment from a delinquent debtor. Hiring an attorney, as opposed to a debt collection agency, can result in a quicker resolution and may avoid ruining an established and lucrative business relationship. Anyone seeking to collect business debts from another business should explore his or her options with an attorney who has experience handling B2B collection matters.
We Negotiate Business Debt Collection to Avoid Litigation When Possible
The business-to-business debt collection attorneys at the Weisblatt Law Firm in Houston have years of experience helping their corporate clients recover money owed to them. Mr. Andrew Weisblatt uses his legal skills to help clients collect corporate debts of $30,000 and higher. He will not hesitate to take your case to court if needed, but he deftly negotiates with debtors first, to avoid litigation if possible. In most cases, Mr. Weisblatt is able to resolve your dispute through a carefully crafted letter or negotiation. As a small-business owner himself, Mr. Weisblatt understands the importance of preserving and restoring relationships, even through conflict, and he will work hard to promote civility and professionalism throughout all proceedings.
For an initial conversation with Mr. Weisblatt about your unique debt collection circumstances, call us at (713) 666-1981.
Our Houston Commercial Collections Lawyer Utilizes a Variety of Techniques for B2B Collections
With a Letter or a Lawsuit, Our Commercial Collections Lawyer Has the Means to Get You the Money You’re Owed
There are a number of methods and techniques that an attorney can employ in order to secure payment from a debtor, many of which have nothing to do with going to court. In fact, a lawsuit, while effective, is expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is uncertain. It’s in the best interests of all parties to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom. Here are three steps the business-to-business debt commercial collection attorneys at the Weisblatt Law Firm will take to help you recover your money.
We Will Send a Letter on Your Behalf
You’ve certainly been in constant contact with your derelict client, perhaps calling, emailing, sending invoices and even letters. But customers who have no problem tossing aside communications on your company letterhead will think twice about ignoring letters from a commercial debt collection attorney. They will know you have retained legal counsel and you are escalating your efforts to get paid. In some cases, the mere awareness that a creditor has retained legal representation provides sufficient motivation to induce a delinquent debtor to pay. After all, retaining a business attorney is often the first step in preparing for litigation, and the costs of a lawsuit can often far outweigh simply paying the debt owed. As a result, a letter politely requesting payment on attorney or law firm letterhead can sometimes be all it takes to settle an unpaid business debt.
We Will Negotiate a Settlement Arrangement with The Debtor
If our letters do not get a response, it’s time to dig a little further. This does not necessarily mean we will jump to file a lawsuit. There are a number of reasons why a person or business may become delinquent on their debts. In some cases, businesses who owe money simply do not have all the cash on hand and are amenable to paying their debt off in a series of installments or on a discounted basis. Commercial debt collection lawyer Andrew Weisblatt is a skilled negotiator and can also serve as a buffer who is not personally invested in a situation, allowing parties to come to a mutually agreeable settlement arrangement.
We Will File a Lawsuit to Obtain a Judgment
There are times when letters and attempts at negotiation do not result in a satisfactory outcome for our client. When the delinquent customer digs in their heels and refuses to work with us to settle a debt, it may become necessary to file a lawsuit in order to obtain a judgment against the debtor. A judgment allows a creditor to engage in certain collection activities, such as placing liens on property or garnishing assets, which creditors cannot do without a valid judgment. It is important for anyone seeking to file a lawsuit to do so with the assistance of an experienced debt collection attorney.
Texas commercial collections lawyer Andrew Weisblatt is a skilled Houston business lawyer who understands how to effectively collect from businesses that may be reluctant or unable to pay their outstanding financial obligations. To schedule an appointment with Mr. Weisblatt, call our Houston office today at (713) 666-1981.
Our Business-to-Business Collections Attorney Handles Collections So You Don’t Have To
Business-To-Business Collections Attorneys Assist Clients as They Collect on Debts Owed by Other Businesses
To succeed, every company must carefully balance their costs with their revenue. However, when you look at your profit and loss statement, you may notice that some losses are not attributable to regular operational expenses, but instead to money owed to you by other companies. These extremely frustrating losses can exist for an unnecessarily long time, disrupt your cash flow — and even threaten the future of your business.
Companies rely on invoices paid by individual customers and clients for the goods and services they provide. However, many companies have other businesses as clients as well. With 2.6 million small businesses throughout Texas, it is no surprise that many of them work together and rely on one another.
Other business owners should understand the importance of prompt payment of invoices, as the failure to pay can throw off your budget and operations. Unfortunately, many business owners try to avoid paying debts by making excuses or by simply ignoring the matter altogether.
While you are focused on managing your employees, overseeing operations, and reconciling your books, the last thing you want to worry about is pursuing collections from stubborn companies that you know are reluctant to pay. But, of course, writing off these losses is not an option. The business-to-business collections attorneys at the Weisblatt Law Firm are skilled in business-to-business collections in Houston. They will focus on getting you your money so you can keep your attention on the day-to-day running of your company and other important matters.
Our Commercial Collections Lawyer in Houston Has Strategies That Work
If you are like many companies, your customers include individual consumers and other businesses, to whom you provide goods or services in exchange for payment. Whether you are a vendor, consultant, or provide other benefits for businesses, it’s critical that your clients pay their invoices in a timely manner so you can keep your business running smoothly. Unfortunately, as you probably know all too well, not all clients make payments as they should.
You likely have tactics you employ to collect from consumers and may feel tempted to use those same collection methods to collect B2B debts. However, several key differences separate consumer collections and B2B collections, and using the same approach will often fail. Our law firm has unique strategies to collect business debts on behalf of our clients.
First, debts from other companies tend to range into greater dollar amounts than debts from your individual customers. While consumers may make single purchases, business clients may buy bulk products or ongoing services. For this reason, business-to-business debts can have a greater effect on your bottom line—and could even put your company’s success in jeopardy in the case of substantial clients. Not only are you not receiving the funds those businesses owe, but those clients have likely halted further orders since they know they are behind on payments. You are losing that future revenue as well. And while it’s easy to write off an individual consumer with much smaller-scale purchases, you may find it’s in your best interests to preserve your relationship with a commercial customer with the potential to make large, ongoing purchases.
Businesses may prove more stubborn and calculating when it comes to evading B2B debts, sometimes permanently. They are also likely to have lawyers working with and advising them on how to best protect their financial interests. For example, a business owner may know the serious financial problems of the company and may suspect that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy is in the company’s future. In this case, a debtor may work to delay any payments while filing for bankruptcy and wrapping up operations. In this case, you will likely never see a dime after the business closes.
This situation is more common than you may think, as many owners choose to shut down the business instead of continuing to accrue debt.
Why Choose Us
Selecting the right B2B debt collection lawyer is challenging, and you want someone on your side with experience. The attorneys at the Weisblatt Law Firm will simplify things by giving objective advice you can use. You work with a skilled B2B debt collection attorney who will only stop once we get results for you. We use all legal means to push the debtor to handle their obligations, including negotiating with them and filing a lawsuit.
Our B2B debt collection attorneys take on those outstanding debts of $30,000 or more. Many times we will resolve your dispute with a crafty-worded letter or negotiations. Your Houston B2B debt collection lawyer handles everything, is results-driven, and will only stop once we create successful outcomes for you.
You work with an attorney who has decades of experience handling these cases and a proven track record. Our firm uses a series of steps to encourage the debtor to settle their obligations out of court, including sending out a carefully worded letter and negotiations. We use litigation as a last result to get a judgment against a debtor to take more aggressive actions such as levies on bank accounts. Our approach effectively gets results, and we use it with our legal knowledge to settle outstanding debts.
You want to work with an attorney that has the experience, knowledge, and a strategy that gets results. The B2B debt collection attorneys at the Weisblatt Law Firm have the expertise and proven track record of results. B2B collections are complex, and you need a skilled attorney that knows what to do. Our attorneys will guide you through this process to make everything easier.
Call our commercial collections lawyer in Houston at (713) 666-1981 to discuss your options.
Attorney Andrew Weisblatt
Mr. Weisblatt has practiced continuously since becoming licensed in 1992 and has represented businesses ranging in size from one person start-up ventures to multi-national corporations employing hundreds of people in multiple countries. From 2005 through 2009 Mr. Weisblatt was in-house counsel and chief operating officer of a multi-national corporation in the steel products industry. That in-house position provided valuable insight into how businesses work and what they actually need from their lawyers – both in-house and outside counsel. Attorney Bio
