Lesher v. Law Offices Mitchell N Kay, P.C.
650 F.3d 993 (3d Cir. 2011)
Our firm was engaged to argue the appeal of a decision against a New York debt collector. Tens of thousands of collection letters were sent on law firm letterhead but without any real review or involvement by the attorneys. The Court of Appeals agreed that this violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requirement that a lawyer have “Meaningful Involvement” in sending collection correspondence on law firm letterhead - a rule designed to protect the consumer against deception by debt collectors.
