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Complaint Review: Frederick J Hanna & Associates - Marietta Georgia
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Frederick J Hanna & Associates
2253 Northwest Parkway Marietta, GA 30067 Marietta, 30067 Georgia, USA
Phone:
770.988.9055
Web:
www.hannalawoffice.com
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Frederick J Hanna & Associates Paying Hanna will not Eliminate Your Debt Marietta Georgia
I've been dealing with Hanna in Cobb county related to an old debt for years. All I asked for was a contact at the original creditors office in order to validate the debt. The debt originally held by Discover was listed as a charge-off on my credit report and I needed to confirm that it had not been sold.
After doing a little homework, I discovered that many people had made payments to Hanna who claimed to represent the original creditor, but Hanna had never reported these payments to the OC. This means that the debt was still listed unpaid and that these people legally still owed the debt despite payment.
When I confronted Hanna's attorneys about this I was told that was rediculous and that if I didn't pay them, they would sue me. So I didn't, and they did.
Long story short. (Two and a half years long) They sued me, I asked for proof that the OC had retained my debt after the charge off during discovery and when the trial arrived they had still refused to do so. On my trial day after my case was called I met with the Hanna attorney in the hall, informed them that I was not interested in settling and returned to the court room. The Hanna attorney then filed a voluntary dismissal, I asked for a copy and went home.
Don't let Hanna guilt or scare you in to paying them potentially endlessly. I personally went through some rough times am better off now and happy to pay anything I've owed. That doesn't mean I am willing to just throw money at anyone who has a printout of my old CC statements.
You can beat Hanna, if you need help find an attorney that specializes in debt collection defense.
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HannaH8R2
Georgia,Info. vs. Hanna
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, July 26, 2013
Hanna will not report your payments on your credit report if you pay them. You are better off shutting them down with a do-not-call letter and dealing with the original creditor if you want to settle your debt and actually get credit for your payments.
There is some good info. on this site from other consumer complaints:
ripoffreport.com/reports/directory/frederick-j-hanna
You may want to check out those consumer complaints for links on more info. vs. Hanna, how to find people to fight them if you need it, sample do-not-call letters, and info on how to complain vs. Hanna as a "law firm". Good luck.
