Post-Judgment Litigation
Legal Action to Satisfy Unpaid DebtsIf you have not been able to collect on a judgment you won, post-judgment collection proceedings may be required. The Law Offices of Bernard D’Orazio, P.C. provides comprehensive post-judgment collection remedies to all types of businesses with bad debts in New York. Our goal is to provide full service litigation and legal support for all of the post-judgment collection needs of our clients. Post-judgment collection remedies that may be available to you include:
We pride ourselves on our ability to design customized and creative solutions to meet the needs of individual clients. Collections attorney Bernard D’Orazio has the experience to institute judgment collection proceedings on your behalf. Fraudulent Conveyance LitigationA fraudulent conveyance is a transfer or obligation made or incurred by a debtor for little or no consideration or with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor. It is illegal for debtors to transfer title of their property to avoid paying their creditors. It is also illegal for a person to transfer property, to avoid creditors, while not receiving a reasonably equivalent value for the transfer. A court may invalidate a fraudulent conveyance of assets or award other appropriate relief. The Law Offices of Bernard D’Orazio, P.C. has handled many fraudulent conveyance matters and can help you protect your rights as a creditor. We represent businesses throughout New York. Attorney D’Orazio has the ability to investigate a conveyance of a debtor's property, and can seek to have the conveyance set aside. If you suspect that a company that owes you money had fraudulently conveyed assets to avoid paying its debt to you, an experienced lawyer can help. Actions to “Pierce the Corporate Veil”“Pierce the corporate veil" refers to an action to have the corporation set aside for purposes of the litigation such that personal liability attaches, and personal assets can be reached. If a corporation is believed to have inadequate assets to cover liabilities, a plaintiff may seek to prove that the corporation is actually a sham and ask that the court “pierce the corporate veil.” Generally, in deciding whether the corporate veil should be pierced, courts will look at whether the corporation followed proper procedures and formalities, the degree of individual control that the principals maintained over the corporation, and whether the principals used the corporation to advance purely personal purposes. When a person abuses the corporate form, the court will pierce the corporate veil, and it will impose personal liability on a business owner, director, or officer. A court will pierce the corporate veil during judgment collection if it determines that a person transferred company assets and property in order to hide them from creditors. Attorney Bernard D’Orazio clients throughout New York in actions to pierce the corporate veil. Contact an experienced business litigation attorney for a consultation. |
