Wilson Cole's Podcast From The Road

We have spoken in the past about counter suits and the various reasons that they can occur, but this article will go a bit deeper into how we work to help prevent them. First, it is important to note, that about 80% of our collections are done in house and no attorney is every involved. For most agencies, 30% to 35% of the collections will be given in attorney fees for outside counsel. We do not have that problem because of our in-house counsel that is included in the initial fee; this is one of the ways that we provide an additional safety net for you. At any point in time, our company is dealing with about four hundred active lawsuits and three counter suits. Notice, our counter suits account for about 3% rather than the standard 10% of other companies. This is because we work hard to watch for situations that may lead to counter suit and advise our clients on how to avoid them. Sometimes, we can see them coming from a mile away and those are generally ones that involve employees with harassment issues or o