Enforcing Civil Money Judgments and Serving Legal Papers
I enforce state and federal court judgments (minimum $5,000, no consumer debt) throughout Southern California.
I started working in courthouses in 1987, when I was 25. By 1994 I had worked in more than 100 courthouses in Texas and Tennessee, and had abstracted more than 100,000 public records. I trained dozens of employees and wrote training documentation. I developed an indexing procedure that cut 30% off the abstracting time needed in certain counties.
I have a certificate in Professional Investigation from Boston University. Since 2011 I have been a member of the California Association of Judgment Professionals, the premiere organization of its kind in the country. I take a methodical approach to locate judgment debtors, identify assets, create a feasible enforcement plan, and work the plan. I keep my judgment vendors updated with status reports.
In 2014 I became a registered process server (Riverside County #1562).
I started working in courthouses in 1987, when I was 25. By 1994 I had worked in more than 100 courthouses in Texas and Tennessee, and had abstracted more than 100,000 public records. I trained dozens of employees and wrote training documentation. I developed an indexing procedure that cut 30% off the abstracting time needed in certain counties.
I have a certificate in Professional Investigation from Boston University. Since 2011 I have been a member of the California Association of Judgment Professionals, the premiere organization of its kind in the country. I take a methodical approach to locate judgment debtors, identify assets, create a feasible enforcement plan, and work the plan. I keep my judgment vendors updated with status reports.
In 2014 I became a registered process server (Riverside County #1562).
Have a judgment you'd like me to consider purchasing? Kindly fill out the form located at the bottom of this page.
Disclaimers
I am not an attorney and I do not provide legal advice or representation, nor am I licensed to perform investigations for others.
If you are a debtor, any communication between us is part of an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Most judgment creditors believe that their judgment is worth the dollar amount that is printed on it. In reality most judgments are difficult or impossible to enforce. Even those that are enforceable can take years to enforce. Some will have to be compromised for less than the face value plus interest.
I have to be very selective about the judgments that I accept for enforcement. Don't be offended if I don't accept yours. Maybe someone else will.
Since I am not an attorney, I do not represent you in court or in any other way. I purchase your judgment from you in exchange for a fraction of any net recovery. Once I buy your judgment from you, it is mine, and I am therefore legally entitled to file papers and appear in court to attempt to enforce the judgment. The law requires me to have an "absolute" assignment of your judgment.
I retain the right to give your judgment back to you for any reason whatsoever, including:
Credentials and Endorsements
Disclaimers
I am not an attorney and I do not provide legal advice or representation, nor am I licensed to perform investigations for others.
If you are a debtor, any communication between us is part of an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Most judgment creditors believe that their judgment is worth the dollar amount that is printed on it. In reality most judgments are difficult or impossible to enforce. Even those that are enforceable can take years to enforce. Some will have to be compromised for less than the face value plus interest.
I have to be very selective about the judgments that I accept for enforcement. Don't be offended if I don't accept yours. Maybe someone else will.
Since I am not an attorney, I do not represent you in court or in any other way. I purchase your judgment from you in exchange for a fraction of any net recovery. Once I buy your judgment from you, it is mine, and I am therefore legally entitled to file papers and appear in court to attempt to enforce the judgment. The law requires me to have an "absolute" assignment of your judgment.
I retain the right to give your judgment back to you for any reason whatsoever, including:
- I discover that you significantly misrepresented one or more important facts about your case.
- Despite diligent effort I'm not able to find assets that can be levied to satisfy the judgment.
- Other cases have taken more time than expected and I can't give the judgment I bought from you the attention it deserves.
Credentials and Endorsements
As a member in good standing, I follow the guidelines recommended by the California Association of Judgment Professionals. You can read about them at https://cajp.org/membership. I was honored to be selected for the 2015 CAJP Enkelis Award for Outstanding Professional Development in a new judgment enforcer. Richard L. Enkelis, Esq. (1943 - 2008) wrote and lectured extensively on enforcement of judgment issues as well as other creditor remedies. He was the first honorary member of the California Association of Judgment Professionals and served as the advisor to its Board of Directors. CAJP gives this award to only one member each year.
The Professional Investigation Certificate Program at Boston University is a 16-week online course that meets the educational requirements leading to a designation of Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigator (CCDI) from the Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council. My course was taught by Program Director Thomas Shamshak, president of Shamshak Investigative Services.
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Phone: 951-330-4450
Fax: 951-665-6144
I am not an attorney and I do not provide legal advice or representation, nor am I licensed to perform investigations for others.
If you are a debtor, any communication between us is part of an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Fax: 951-665-6144
I am not an attorney and I do not provide legal advice or representation, nor am I licensed to perform investigations for others.
If you are a debtor, any communication between us is part of an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.