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How to Negotiate With Mandarich Law Group to Settle Debt

George Simons | September 23, 2024

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Summary: To negotiate with Mandarich Law Group, gather debt details, respond to your lawsuit, record each communication, be honest, avoid empty threats, be persistent, and get agreements in writing. Use SoloSettle to start the negotiation process now.

If you are being sued by Mandarich Law Group, you may be feeling stressed, intimidated, and anxious about the future. These feelings are understandable. When you owe debt, it can feel like you're in hot water. And if you don't recognize the debt, it may feel like you’ve reached your boiling point.

Mandarich Law Group, like other debt collectors, may be persistent in its attempts to get you to pay off the debt. This article will tell you everything you need to know about Mandarich Law Group, its practice, reviews, and how to resolve a debt lawsuit.

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Is Mandarich Law Group legit?

Yes, Mandarich Law Group, LLC is a legit debt collection law firm. The group gets hired by creditors, like banks or credit card companies, to collect debts on overdue accounts.

If you need to reach the firm, use Mandarich Law Group’s contact information below:

Mandarich Law Group, LLP
PO Box 109032
Chicago, IL 60610
855-441-5983

Use these tips to settle your debt with Mandarich Law Group

Even if you've already been sued for the debt and received a notice from Mandarich Law Group in the mail, you can still settle the debt to resolve the lawsuit. Here are some debt settlement negotiation tips from an attorney:

  • Respond to the lawsuit before the deadline. Draft and file an Answer with the court and send a copy to the opposing attorney to block a default judgment, then reach out to Mandarich Law Group to discuss settlement options.
  • Be honest about your debt situation. Bring up other debt and obligations you owe. This will demonstrate a good faith effort to resolve the debt. Don't be afraid to paint a story for the lawyers, explaining why you've fallen behind on payments and why it's the best deal for them to accept your settlement offer. While you want to be honest about other obligations and hard times, it's best to not admit that you owe the debt over the phone.
  • Don't make empty threats about bankruptcy. You can use bankruptcy as leverage if it's really an option for you, but if it's not, don't make things up. It's best to be forthcoming about your situation and intentions to settle. Mandarich Law will probably work with you.
  • Be prepared to go through several rounds of negotiations before you reach an agreement. Don't get discouraged if your first offer isn't accepted. This is totally normal, so be persistent and keep trying.
  • Get everything in writing. Try to record each offer and counteroffer. And when you reach a settlement, get it in writing and file it with the court in your debt lawsuit case.

Taking that first step to send the offer is sometimes the hardest part. Luckily, SoloSettle can simplify and speed up the debt settlement negotiation process. SoloSettle uses AI and tech to send and receive settlement offers until an agreement is reached.

Watch the following video to learn more about these tips and how to settle debt with Mandarich Law Group:

Read Mandarich Law Group reviews online

Mandarich Law has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since 2014 and currently has an A+ score. However, despite its good score, it only has a 1/5 star rating from Mandarich Law Group reviews. Read these reviews on the firm's BBB profile, and check out other comments about the company with the CFPB.

Let’s take a look at a real Mandarich Law Group review from its BBB profile:

“In 2016 Mandarich Law Group used fake summons and fake court documents to scare me into setting up a payment plan. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened so I called and asked if I could stop my payment plan until I was in a better position. They agreed and I haven't heard a peep from them for 2 years, the statute of limitations has ended for the debt June 8, 2016 - June 8, 2022. Suddenly today I received a "Writ of Garnishment" from Mandarich Law Group, it was out of the blue, haven't received any correspondence nor phone calls in the past 2 years. This debt was disputed on all major credit bureaus and is not listed as a collection nor public record on any of them.”

If you ever are contacted by Mandarich Law Group, you should know your rights before you give a response.

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The FDCPA protects you from unruly debt collectors

Some debt collectors are known to take advantage of people who do not know their rights as stated under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The FDCPA states what debt collectors, including Mandarich Law Firm, can and cannot do. Some of the limits placed on debt collectors include:

  • Debt collectors cannot cal your employer or coworkers.
  • Debt collectors such as Mandarich Law Group cannot use vulgar or inappropriate language when they call or mail you.
  • Debt collectors are not allowed to threaten you with a lawsuit if they do not plan to, or cannot, file one.
  • Debt collectors are not allowed to call you at home before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.
  • Debt collectors cannot discuss your debt with your friends or family, other than your spouse.
  • Debt collectors cannot lie about the debt amount or anything information surrounding the debt.

If Mandarich Law Group has used any of these tactics to get you to pay a debt, you can report them to the FTC, CFPB or your state’s attorney general.

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How to respond to Mandarich Law Group

If Mandarich Law Group files a lawsuit against you for allegedly outstanding debts, it is vital to respond appropriately. Many consumers, understandably, ignore the lawsuit. But that does not make the problem go away. If you do not respond, the debt collector wins by default and can take action to enforce the judgment. The good news is there are things you can do to fight a lawsuit, and it starts with your Answer.

You should respond to a debt collection lawsuit before your state's deadline. If you don’t respond in time, you will lose automatically when Mandarich Law Group, LLC files default judgment against you.

With a default judgment, Mandarich Law can garnish your wages and seize your property. Don’t let this happen. Respond to the case with a written Answer and give yourself a chance to resolve the debt outside of court. Here’s how.

Follow these steps to respond to a Mandarich Law Group lawsuit

You need to respond to a lawsuit from Mandarich Law Group within the deadline. It doesn't matter if it's valid or not; if you do not respond, you risk losing money anyway through a default judgment and subsequent wage garnishment.

Follow these three steps to respond to a debt lawsuit against Mandarich Law Group:

  1. Respond to each claim in the Complaint. You can either admit, deny, or deny due to lack of knowledge. Most attorneys recommend that you deny as many claims as possible. Even if you owe them, do not admit the alleged debt. Instead, ask them to provide enough evidence that you are the legal debtor.
  2. Assert your affirmative defenses. An affirmative defense is any legal reason that Mandarich Law Group should not win the case. For example, the statute of limitations is a common affirmative defense to include in an Answer. There are dozens of other defenses you can use to strengthen your side of the case.
  3. File the Answer with the court, and send a copy to Mandarich Law Group. Ensure you file an answer through your local Clerk of the court within the stipulated time frame; missing the deadline warrants a default judgment. Send your response to Mandarich Law Group through mail, and check with your court's clerk if the copy needs to be court-stamped or not.

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Learn more about these three steps in this video:

Use the statute of limitations in your case against Mandarich Law

The statute of limitations on debt is the time limit that debt collectors, like Mandarich Law Group, have to sue someone for a debt. If your debt’s statute of limitations has expired, you cannot be sued for it.

The statute of limitations is different in every state. SoloSuit has compiled a guide to each state’s statutes on debt. Knowing your state’s laws on debt can help you avoid paying a debt you don’t actually owe or getting sued for it.

The clock on the statute of limitations generally begins on the date of your last payment on the account. So, if you start making payments on an old debt, you will restart the clock on its statute of limitations. For this reason, you should avoid making payments to debt collectors until after you know the debt’s status.

Let’s take a look at an example.

Example: Bonnie owes an old credit card debt in Oklahoma. After several years of missed payments and no communications with the credit card company, Bonnie finds out the debt account has been sold to a debt collection agency who is now suing her. She isn’t sure if the debt is even valid anymore, so she does some research and finds out that Oklahoma’s statute of limitations on credit card debt is five years. The last payment she made on the account was six years ago. This means that the debt collectors cannot sue Bonnie for the debt. She responds to the lawsuit and lists the expired statute of limitations as one of her affirmative defenses, and the case gets thrown out.


Use the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense in your debt lawsuit and win.

What to do if you’re taken to court by a debt collector like Mandarich Law

Like we said before, the first step to winning a debt collection lawsuit is to file your Answer into the case.

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There are also other ways to beat Mandarich Law Group at their own game. Consider filing a counterclaim. This may be effective if you have proof that the firm violated the FDCPA. If you possess such evidence, you might get compensatory damages and your legal fees paid by the debt collection agency.

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