Nearly 30 Years Of Representing Businesses And Their Owners
Read & Download the story here In a recent decision, In re Hutchinson, ___ F.3rd ___, 2021 DJDAR 10838 (9th Cir. 2021), the Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court and the Ninth Circuit BAP holding that a debtor may not attempt to avoid a penalty portion of a tax lien if a trustee takes action to do so, and if the…
In this webinar, Darryl Horowitt and Sheryl Noel discuss steps your business can take to reduce your exposure to businesses who do not pay. They also discuss remedies you have once a customer defaults, including remedies in bankruptcy court. We have provided two articles below for further reading and information. Watch it Here: https://youtu.be/0ODomvMi-VU Jump to various sections in…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt Other than dealing with the Government, perhaps the most frustrating aspect of running a business is the collection of unpaid debts from your customers. Every business at one time or another will be faced with the situation where goods and/or services have been provided, no complaints have been received,…
Read the download “Court Invalidates Lease-Leaseback Arrangement” here. In order to streamline the bidding process and avoid problematic bidding rules in the Public Contracts Code, the California Legislature created an exception in the Education Code that allows school districts to get creative, and instead of requiring bidding on design bid projects, use a “lease-leaseback.” In doing so, the school district…
Effective Commercial Collection Techniques Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt It is an unfortunate fact of business that from time to time one of your customers will not pay for goods or services you provide. It is a frustrating and sometimes helpless feeling that you have knowing that even though you provided a valuable product or…
Contractor Not Barred By Failure to Obtain Written Home Improvement Contract Download the PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt September 10, 2010 Many general contractors include home improvement projects within the scope of work they perform. Business & Professions Code § 7159 has long required all home improvement contracts over $500 to be in writing. Section 7159…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt In prior newsletters, we have discussed various collection tips that focus primarily on preventing collection problems before they start. But what happens when your customer calls you and, despite taking thousands of dollars of product or services from you, says they cannot pay in full within the terms previously…