Oakland Collections Attorney

The lawyers of Claassen Santilukka, a law partnership provide seasoned advice to debtors and creditors alike in collections actions. When we take a case, we come to the table ready to win and aggressively pursue our clients' interests.

Aggressive Collections On Behalf Of Select Creditors

Claassen Santilukka, a law partnership, represents select creditors in actions to collect debts owed to them. In doing so, we attempt to deliver a large portion of the amount sought by our client. We operate efficiently, cost-effectively and aggressively to obtain money owed to our clients. We file applications for writs of attachment in appropriate cases. We collect on behalf of other law firms who have obtained money judgments. We enforce sister state judgments in California. We fight motions to vacate the entry of sister-state and default judgments. Our extensive legal experience representing debtors and creditors in collections cases gives us a unique understanding of each collections case from every possible angle. 

Led by civil litigation attorneys John Claassen and Chuanpis Santilukka, our law firm is based in Oakland, California. It serves individuals and businesses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and the United States. Lawyers John Claassen and Chuanpis Santilukka have counseled clients in resolving complex collections cases involving unpaid bills for a wide range of professional and commercial goods and services, including cases involving secured transactions, bills of exchange, bankruptcy, guarantee obligations on business leases and guarantee agreements.

We Defend Collections, People In Debt Collections Actions and Debt Defense

In these tough economic times, our law firm has noticed a disturbing rise in collections cases brought by large creditors in which there are legitimate defenses to payment, including statutes of limitations, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, California's Rosenthal Act, breach of warranty, and lack of formation of the agreement itself. With one or more of these defenses, we have recently and successfully defended actions asserted by major credit card companies, automotive financing companies and commercial collections firms, without trial and often with a voluntary dismissal without any payment to the creditor from our client. On several recent occasions, we have obtained costs awards against major creditors for using illegal collections methods.

While we are good at collections defense, we guarantee no results. We invite you to consult with us and to receive an honest assessment of your situation including our belief, if appropriate, that there is little we can do to materially reduce your debt. In every debt defense case, there is a risk if you use our services that you will have to pay the total amount sought by the creditor, as well as the creditor's attorney's fees and costs and our attorneys' fees and costs. Despite these risks, we are impressed by how often our clients walk away from a case having paid little or nothing to the creditor.

Breach of Contract, Common Counts, Open Book Accounts

Our law firm has recently litigated collections cases involving alleged breach of contract, breach of equipment lease, breach of automotive sales contracts, breach of guarantees, breach of warranty, credit defaults, common counts, money had and received, accounts stated and open book accounts.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and Commercial Collections

We have experience in civil litigation and collections cases involving the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as Article 9 in the Uniform Commercial Code governing secured commercial transactions. Our collections lawyer will be your legal advocate in handling Article 2 cases involving the sale of goods and we handle Article 3-related cases involving checks, bills of exchange, promissory notes and letters of credit. Our law firm has experience in cases involving orders of examination post-trial in which a plaintiff obtains the right to seek information about a debtor's assets.

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Contact us at Claassen Santilukka, a law partnership for a free initial consultation regarding your debt collections case. We are available to meet with our clients after hours by appointment.

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Claassen Santilukka, a law partnership

2865 Broadway, Suite 1
Oakland, CA 94611
510-251-8010 (phone)

Based in Oakland, California, Claassen Santilukka, a law partnership, serves clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, including Oakland, San Francisco, Alameda, Emeryville, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Berkeley, Richmond, Orinda, Happy Valley, Lafayette, Moraga, Danville, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Stockton, Ripon, San Ramon, Los Altos Hills, Hillsdale, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Woodside, Daly City, Sausalito, San Francisco, Los Altos, Mountain View, Redwood City, Claremont, Montclair, San Rafael, Jackson, Martinez, Stockton, Napa, Sunnyvale, Fremont, San Mateo, Alameda County, San Mateo County, Marin County, Amador County, Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, SF Bay, CA.