While there are many experienced and knowledgeable judgment enforcers in the profession, a number of which I've had the privilege to know and work with over the years, the field of judgment enforcement is ripe with individuals who have been told that they can start up a home-based business at nearly no cost, and many of these "newbie's" have never stepped foot inside a court of law.

If you are fortunate enough to find a judgment enforcement professional that has been actively working in the field for a minimum of  5 years and can provide you with solid references, you may very well do just fine in dealing with that individual.  However, if you are not convinced that you are going to be doing business with the right person, please reconsider your options and hire an experienced attorney who specializes in judgment enforcement. 

Why Use an Attorney Instead of a Judgment Enforcement Professional?  See Comparisons Below:

Attorney					Judgment Enforcement Professional
CA attorneys have attended 3 years of law school and passed a 3-day bar exam before being permitted to practice law. The area of Judgment Enforcement is an expertise unto its own, and even the average trial attorney is not up on all the technicalities involved in the collection of judgments. Therefore hiring an attorney that specializes in Judgment Enforcement may be a consideration.					Judgment enforcers may not have had any legal training and may be “learning as they go” at your expense. Beyond the filings of Abstracts, garnishing wages or levying bank accounts, there are many other avenues of collection that a layman or an inexperienced judgment enforcement professioanl may not have knowledge of.
Attorneys are licensed by the State Bar and must abide by their ethics. Formal disciplinary action is noted for public record.					Except for routine city or county business licenses, judgment enforcement professionals are not licensed or governed in any way.
Attorneys are required to keep their address and contact information current with the State Bar, and if they retire, they are required to name the attorney who has taken over their case load.					Many judgment enforcers come and go, finding the field too difficult to make an adequate living. And many judgment enforcers move out of state and you can never find them again, yet you have permanently given them your judgment which may now never be collected.
Attorneys are hired on a retainer basis, and may take your case on a contingency or a fee basis. You can always fire them (though if the attorney takes the case on a contingency you may owe him or her some money for time spent working on the case).					Judgment enforcers do not represent you. To do so would be engaging in the unlicensed practice of law. Therefore, they take “assignment” on the judgment. You lose all right, title and interest in your judgment.
You have the right to receive regular updates on the status of collection efforts, and an attorney cannot settle the case for less than full value without your consent.					Because judgment enforcers do not represent you, you should not be receiving regular updates on the case and you have no right to input should the judgment enforcer settle the case for less than full value.
Because of the Rules of Professional Ethics of the CA State Bar, attorneys must charge a “reasonable rate" for their services.					Judgment enforcement professionals may charge any fee they want, so long as you’re willing to pay it.

We’d be happy to discuss your case with you. to answer your questions about us, to negotiate how we can best help you collect on that judgment, at the least out-of-pocket cost. Please call us at 760.479.1515 or email us so we may contact you.