A detailed overview of being sued by a debt collector (debt buyer) in small claims or district court

Consumer Protection Attorney John G. Watts answers your questions about what happens when you are sued by a debt collector in district or small claims court in Alabama.

We talk about the following:

**Collection court lawsuit (complaint)
**Being served
**Advertisement letters from bankruptcy lawyers and non lawyer “mediation firm” of Ferry & Nicholas
**Time limits to answer a small claims and district court lawsuit
**How to file an answer
**When you get a trial date notice
**What to do BEFORE you go to trial
**What happens in trial
**What happens after trial if you win or lose
**Why you may have the right to sue the debt collector for false credit reporting and other violations of the law after you beat the collector in the collection trial

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John G. Watts
205-879-2447
Watts & Herring, LLC
Birmingham and Madison Alabama offices (Serving clients in all parts of Alabama)

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