Protecting the Rights of Consumers For Over 25 Years

Please contact us if debt buyers First Portfolio Ventures or First Portfolio Ventures II are trying to collect money from you, or have so attempted within the last year, in Illinois. We can help you both defend claims against you and assert your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other laws.

Our attorneys have a total of more than 100 years experience handling consumer lawsuits, including both lawsuits by consumers and lawsuits against consumers. One of them wrote the book on defending collection lawsuits. D. Edelman et al., Collection Litigation: Representing the Debtor (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2022 editions), as well as the chapters in Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education publications on the Truth in Lending Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and mortgage-related claims.

We look forward to hearing from you about this or any other consumer legal problem you wish to discuss.

There is no charge for consultation. We charge modest fees for defending collection and foreclosure lawsuits. We take virtually all affirmative cases on a contingency.