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Member Since: 17th November 2006
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About Me: Greg Artim is a PA Consumer Attorney attorney based in Pittsburgh PA. Please be sure to visit his websites at PA Credit Card Law and PA Lemon Law


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Can a Collection Agency threaten...?

09th October 2009
Collection agency threats are about as common as oxygen being in the air. To begin, they legally cannot "threaten" to do anything that is illegal, and they cannot "threaten" to take an action that they do not intend to actually take. The biggest threat...
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Credit Card Laws in PA

11th November 2008
Credit Card collection lawsuits are rapidly increasing in Pennsylvania, especially with the down economy. The volume of phone calls and emails that I receive on this topic is astounding. What I have discovered is that many people do not know their rights ...
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Can a Collection Agency Garnish my Wages?

16th July 2008
From what my clients have told me, this threat occurs with great frequency. The typical scenario is that the individual has defaulted on a credit account. The original creditor, be it Citibank or Capital One or whomever, fails in its attempts to get the d...
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Grandparents’ Rights for Custody in Pennsylvania

23rd July 2007
In Pennsylvania, Grandparents have the opportunity to seek custody of a Grandchild under limited circumstances. The Pennsylvania Statute enunciated at 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5313, sets forth the circumstances under which a Grandparent may petition for Custody of...
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Can they Garnish my Wages?

12th April 2007
Recently, I've had several calls to my office about Garnishment of Wages, so perhaps a short article is in order. Wage Garnishment is a legal procedure in which a person's earnings are required by court order to be withheld by an employer for the payment ...