Blog Posts in 2015

Attorney Abel Pierre Successfully Defends Diabetic Woman Facing A $124,000 Judgment

Judgments can be scary, especially when that judgment may result in a wage garnishment or frozen bank account. But what happens if you are on payment plan, almost finished, and get sick and can’t complete it? Well that’s what happened to a research fellow, employed and one of New York City’s most prestigious hospitals. A couple of years ago this woman was received a civil court lawsuit by Citibank ...

Attorney Abel Pierre Successfully Defends Man Wrongly Treated as Felon

In 2012, a Navy Veteran home from three tours in Iraq began searching for a new apartment. He found one he liked, applied, and was submitted to a background check. The results of that background check revealed that the man was a felon, thus refusing his apartment application. The only problem? He wasn't a felon – not even close. While in Iraq, the man's brother used his identity and was charged ...

Correcting Credit Reporting Errors

Your credit rating is very important when you need to obtain credit for something important and if you have a negative on your credit report you will want to remove it as soon as possible. Just one mistake can make a huge difference in your overall credit rating, so you will want to know how to go about removing that negative so your credit rating can rise. The first thing you need to do is pull a ...