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Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.

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1/5 stars

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  • Review fromElizabeth K

    Date: 09/24/2024

    1 star
    Worst debt collector!! The process server they sent literally stalked me and used intimidation tactics. They left a note on my door with no information pertaining to specifics - saying to call a cell phone number without any mention of the law firm. Pretty shady! I have made multiple attempts to call, submitted payment plan requests, and even a hardship request. No answer from ****** or ****!! Almost like they want to scare you into paying the debt and offer no real options instead of going to court! Wasting my time and the government's time that's all they are doing -- AVOID this law firm if you can. And **** the process servicer she's terrifying! And ************** Fingerhut That hired them -- never will do business such a bad law firm and i offered to PAY BACK YOUR DEBT BUT YOUR LAWYER WON'T APPARENTLY GIVE ME OPTIONS TO DO THAT.

    Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.

    Date: 09/27/2024

    Thank you for providing our office a chance to respond. Upon review of your file, it was discovered that you did not respond to the multiple attempts by our process server to contact you. Once you were served, you requested a repayment plan that would have taken an extraordinary amount of time. Upon receipt of your repayment plan offer, we attempted to contact you (without success) to discuss your situation and ascertain if the payment plan you proposed was reasonable given your circumstances. Approximately one month later, the day before your court hearing, you contacted our office to resolve the debt and avoid the court hearing. This one-day notice provided our office insufficient time to follow up with you regarding several of your statements or contact the court to remove the hearing. As such, the decision was made to discuss your file in at the court hearing. Contrary to your implication, we have had great success communicating with people who fill out the repayment plan forms and hardship forms. In some cases, there are instances where further communication is necessary. Consumers who are willing to communicate early and often usually have better experiences than those who try to resolve matters shortly before a court hearing.
  • Review fromAmy P

    Date: 06/19/2024

    1 star
    My debt is more than ten years old. this company has taken my state income tax checks and taken money garnished my work checks. I am a disabled person that worked and I thought that this was illegal. I pay them every month to pay off this debt. There is interest on this debt, so I have to call this ***** of a lawyer to find out the interest owed. Is there a lawyer that could represent everyone that this company scammed? How can we all get together to file a class action lawsuit or do something? Your debt is never paid off, the customer disservice people are beyond rude, and your credit is ruined. I do not even want to give them one star. One star is for all of the people that are tired of being scammed by this company. They are not going to keep good people from the victory of stopping this nonsense.

    Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.

    Date: 06/20/2024

    Thank you for allowing us to respond to this review.  We often hear statements like the ones in this review.  These statements often reflect misunderstandings about Michigans laws.  In ********, judgments are good for ten years and can be renewed for another ten years.  MCL 600.5809.  The judgment entered against you was properly renewed in January of 2022 and is good for another 10 years.  Interest is allowed on money judgments pursuant to MCL 600.6013.  Furthermore, garnishments and judgments are overseen by the courts, so they are not scams or nonsense but rather legitimate debts which should be repaid.  Regarding credit reporting, our office does not do any credit reporting so we cannot comment on your implication that our offices actions ruined your credit.   While we appreciate you setting up voluntary payments, we wish you had done so earlier so you could have avoided much of the statutory interest which accumulated.  We understand your frustrations is repaying your debt, and we encourage people to address their debt as sooner rather than later.  When you wait over a decade before addressing debt, people are often surprised by the addition of statutorily allowable costs and interest.    
  • Review fromKennith O

    Date: 02/10/2024

    1 star
    Received a court summons from this firm on behalf of ************************* after MCM failed to respond to my letter requesting a payment. I didn't receive notice or anything, just straight to summons. No one called back within a reasonable time of me contacting their office or their email system. I wouldn't recommend you do any business with them as debt collectors are the lowest of the low picking debts for pennies on the dollar and harassing normal people.

    Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.

    Date: 02/12/2024

    Unfortunately, we cannot locate the file to review it. Before our office files any lawsuit based upon a consumer debt, we send the debtor a letter requesting payment. On many files, we send an additional letter before filing the lawsuit. Before the lawsuit is filed with the court, we ensure that these letters have the same address we printed on the lawsuit being filed with the court. It is our normal process to respond to all offers, however, sometimes these offers are made while the lawsuit is with a court officer and is already out for service. We would encourage you to call our office and discuss the repayment options.
  • Review fromI. V.

    Date: 03/10/2023

    1 star
    She stole garnished my federal refunds back in 2005-06-04 and ************** refunds which I believe is illegal and I have not been paid back. All that was a big blow to me and caused me alot of mental anguish and mental problems along with painful stress, to say the least and I was not able to deal with it. Proverbs 6:31 KJV: But if a thief be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. My star rating for this is actually minus 5

    Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.

    Date: 03/16/2023

    Unfortunately, with the information you provided the BBB, we are unable to locate your file so we can not substantively address your review. We encourage you to contact our office so that we may discuss this matter with you.

    I. V.

    Date: 03/16/2023

    She stole garnished my federal refunds back in 2005-06-04 and ************** refunds which I believe is illegal and I have not been paid back. All that was a big blow to me and caused me alot of mental anguish and mental problems along with painful stress, to say the least and I was not able to deal with it. Proverbs 6:31 KJV: But if a thief be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. My star rating for this is actually minus 5
  • Review fromLinda N

    Date: 11/21/2022

    1 star
    This company has been involving me illegally in a debt collection for my mother. They have caused me to have to 1st change my original home phone number because they called mine looking for her and I told them she was not here because she does not live here, they told me I was a liar, called so often I changed my number. Well they got ahold of new number so I eventually had to shut off my home phone. Both were private numbers so they had to be getting them illegally but I know they eill say not true. Then they began mailing letters to my address and have tried sending people to my home and I have told them over and over she does not live here. They are involving me in something they have no legal right to involve me in they are ruining my life o er something that is none of my business and causing family conflict. There will be a special place in h*** for this crooked ruthless witch. I know they do their homework and know she does not live here. And if something happens to her over stress from this I will do my best to get a lawyer to *** her. My mom is 87 years old and makes payments on this debt but she wants to keep going after her until she looses everything and will be homeless and she they will nit care. I again k iw her involving me is illegal but they know I don't have money to afford an attorney to defend myself over someone that is none of my business

    Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.

    Date: 02/17/2023

    Unfortunately our office cannot respond to this complaint because we cannot ascertain what file it relates to in our office. That being said, our office maintains systems in place to ensure that calls would not be placed at times or frequencies which would upset a reasonable person. Once our office is informed that it has called a wrong number, we stop calling it. If your receiving mail that does not belong to you, please return it to our office so that we may **** that file as a bad address. Once we receive returned mail, we stop sending mail to that address and look for a better address. Were sorry that you feel upset. If you would like to contact our office and speak to one of our attorneys, please feel free to do so.

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