Wolpoff and Abramson | Mann-Bracken Collection Agency
Wolpoff and Abramson Collection Agency (now Mann Bracken)
702 King Farm Blvd.
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 240-386-3000, Web:
http://mbllc.com
Note:Wolpoff and Abramson merged with two other collections law firms: Mann-Bracken LLC (Atlanta, GA) and Eskanos and Adler, P.C. (Concord, CA), and now operates under the name Mann Bracken. Mann Bracken has since formed a partnership with a “servicing partner,” Axiant, a national debt collection agency.
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Wolpoff and Abramson Collection Agency has long had the reputation of being one of the largest U.S. law firms specializing in collections, with multiple offices in different regions and its hand in many different businesses. Wolpoff and Abramson is law firm that practices debt collection and it has offices in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and California. It is not accredited by the BBB and in fact its Maryland office has an F rating with this organization, earned by the number of complaints that have been filed against it, mostly unresolved. It isn’t, however, collecting under this name anymore.
In late 2008 Wolpoff and Abramson merged with two other collections law firms: Mann-Bracken LLC (Atlanta, GA) that proclaims it “pioneered” the use of arbitration in collection attempts, and Eskanos and Adler, P.C. (Concord, CA). The new name of this entity is Mann Bracken, and if you had a debt previously handled by Wolpoff and Abramson, this is the name to look out for.
Mann-Bracken brought to the merger its specialty of filing arbitration claims through the National Arbitration Forum. Cases that go through this forum are resolved in favor of the consumer in less than 5% of all instances, and when the judgment favors the collection agency the consumer is responsible for paying attorneys fees and other costs. In other words, arbitration is a moneymaker for collection agencies and Mann Bracken is good at it.
Mann Bracken became even stronger and gained a broader reach when it formed a strategic alliance with Axiant, a national debt collection agency, merging what Axiant claims are “3 of the top 5 law firms specializing in the practice of collections.” Mann Braken’s self-described “unmatched depth and breadth of experience in the legal collections field” means one thing if you’re a consumer owing debt: watch out – this could be a formidable company to negotiate with.
Mann Bracken represents creditors in the collection of consumer debt, and practices law in 24 states and Washington D.C., as well as maintains a national network of associated firms. This means the team of Mann Bracken and Axiant, its “servicing partner,” have access to almost all debt collection techniques available, from telephone call center collection efforts (pre-charge-off and post-charge-off), to national arbitration services, to litigation services by Mann Bracken attorneys, skip trace and asset location techniques, and post-judgment collections. They handle collections accounts for almost any type of debt imaginable, including credit cards, car loans, installment loans, 2 nd mortgages and home equity lines of credit, student loans, medical debt and small business loans.
If you’re behind in your payments, this could mean there’s a very good chance that one of these days you’ll get a call from Mann Bracken . . .or is that Wolpoff and Abramson . . .or Axiant?
