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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>I agree Brian. Notice companies offer this and prepare liens all the time. I’ve had to deal with numerous defective liens from notice companies. This was outlawed in 713.08 in 2007, but it is not being policed or enforced.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Charles B. Hernicz, Esq.<br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar <br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue'>Hernicz Legal Services, P.L.<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>15854 Bent Creek Road <br>Wellington, FL 33414 <br>Telephone: (561) 753-7511 <br>Facsimile: (561) 753-7082 <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><a href="Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com"><span style='color:blue'>Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Wolf, Brian<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2016 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michael J. Kurzman; 'Alex Barthet'; Arnold Tritt; Willis, David; clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] Texas Collection Agencies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>If the committee is going to address this issue, the committee should also address the larger problem of “lien notice services” offering to prepare claims of lien.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Brian A. Wolf<br>Partner<br></span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Board Certified Construction Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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Kurzman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Alex Barthet'; Arnold Tritt; Willis, David; clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] Texas Collection Agencies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Perhaps a letter to the Florida Attorney General’s office to see if they are interested in looking into the matter? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>It seems to me that if you can show they are using false and misleading information, the Attorney General may be interested…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#1F497D'>Michael J Kurzman, Esq.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Florida Bar Certified In Construction Law</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>200 East Broward Boulevard - Suite 1900 </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>954 763 4242</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Barthet<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Arnold Tritt; Willis, David; clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] Texas Collection Agencies</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a name="_MailEndCompose">Arnie – I can’t argue with your logic about Grade A clients. Grade B clients help pay the bills and may be susceptible. Grade C clients, good riddance. </a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>That said, as officers of the court knowing that they are fraudulently inducing those in the construction industry to hire them with false promises, if there is something we can do, we probably should. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Alex Barthet<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Board Certified in Construction Law<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://thelienzone.com/"><b>TheLienZone</b> Construction Law Blog</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://barthet.com/Wordpress-Site/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/alexander-e-barthet.vcf">vCard</a> | <a href="http://barthet.com/team/alexander-barthet/alexander-barthet-full-bio/">Biography</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The Barthet Firm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1800<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Miami, Florida 33131<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>305-347-5295 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:alex@barthet.com">alex@barthet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://www.barthet.com/">www.barthet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>This electronic communication may contain privileged, confidential, or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized agent of the intended recipient, please delete this communication and notify the sender. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> Arnold Tritt [<a href="mailto:arnold.tritt@atritt.com">mailto:arnold.tritt@atritt.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Alex Barthet <<a href="mailto:Alex@barthet.com">Alex@barthet.com</a>>; Willis, David <<a href="mailto:dwillis@rumberger.com">dwillis@rumberger.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org">clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Texas Collection Agencies<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING. Grade A business / construction clients don’t forsake their relationship with their legal counsel and engage an out-of-state collection agency to collect on a Claim of Lien based on a phone solicitation any more than Grade A business / construction clients engage an attorney in response to a radio spot. The Texas boys have been at it for years and your Grade A clients will always call you when they are contacted by such folks. If your client was ever to be duped by such tactics it was not Grade A and should be dropped and referred to your competition. Just my thoughts. Arnie. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Barthet<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2016 8:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Willis, David <<a href="mailto:dwillis@rumberger.com">dwillis@rumberger.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org">clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] Texas Collection Agencies<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>David - I have tried to call on numerous occasions after they call my clients and they never call me back. 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I am writing about an issue that I am seeing with increasing frequency. The purpose of this email is to (i) alert the community of this practice, (ii) learn if others are hearing the same thing from their clients and (iii) see if folks smarter than me have any ideas how to deal with, or ideally, stop them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Many of our clients that record liens are receiving unsolicited calls from collection agencies out of Texas, the two most common we are seeing are Tucker Albin and Assoc. (<a href="http://tuckeralbin.net/">http://tuckeralbin.net/</a>) and Milton Myers and Assoc. (<a href="http://www.mmatx.net/">http://www.mmatx.net/</a>). Obviously, they are getting the clients’ information by pulling the liens from the public records.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The problem is that they are making blatantly false statements such as they are working with others on the project and can guaranty payment if the client signs up, or they are representing several other lienors on the same project that are about the get paid and if the client signs up, he can get them paid now. The reason I know these statements are false is because in the last two occasions that my clients received these calls, they were the only lienors on the projects and on both, I was already in contact with counsel for both the contractor and owner negotiating settlements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I look forward to hearing from the group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Alex Barthet<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Board Certified in Construction Law<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://barthet.com/Wordpress-Site/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/alexander-e-barthet.vcf">vCard</a> | <a href="http://barthet.com/team/alexander-barthet/alexander-barthet-full-bio/">Biography</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The Barthet Firm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>200 S. 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