As an informed consumer of legal services, you need to be sure that the firm you select is in fact qualified to handle the matter at hand. Our firm has made a solid commitment to the following areas of practice in order to provide you with the best possible legal representation.

• Commercial Collections Hull & Associates, P.C. has one of the largest commercial collection practices in Southeast Texas. Our attorneys bring forty-seven years of legal experience to the table, almost exclusively in collections. Over the years, we have developed a reputation for handling a high volume of collection matters quickly and favorably. Our extensive resources and experienced staff create an environment, which values speed, efficiency, and results, which are essential to a successful collection practice. Throughout Southeast Texas, our firm is well known and respected for our ability, integrity, and results.

  We maintain a very close relationship with the constables and sheriffs who serve the citations and post-judgment writs. Our investigators-collectors are skilled at:

  • Locating assets for levies of execution
  • Monitoring bank accounts for writs of garnishment
  • Locating individuals or companies
  • Post-judgment discovery
  We are strong supporters of the Commercial Law League of America and the principles under which they operate. Attorney John Hull has served on the Executive Council for the Southern District of the Commercial Law League of America and has been active in presenting programs at the Southern District Conventions.

• Retail Collections At Hull & Associates, P.C., our retail collections practice operates independently from our commercial collections practice. This enables the retail section to better address the special needs of a retail collection practice including accounting, batch remitting and reporting, computerized statistics updates etc. Technology helps us accelerate the collection process and assess the best options for each situation. We are capable of adjusting to the particular needs of our individual clients.
  
  
• Collection Litigation Our firm represents creditors in a wide range of contexts, including:
  • Collection Litigation
  • Commercial Collections
  • Retail Collections
  • Construction Law
  • Judgment Enforcement
  • Receiverships
  • Pre-judgment Remedies
  • Garnishments
  We take a practical approach to debtor-creditor disputes, recognizing the risk and cost of litigation, and the significant value of speedy resolution.
  
  
• Bankruptcy / Creditors' Rights As part of our collection practice, we represent creditors in the following bankruptcy matters:
  • Chapter 7 liquidations
  • Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 reorganizations
  • Assignments for the benefit of creditors
  • Workouts and debt restructuring
  • Security interests
  • Pre-packaged plans
  • Cram-down litigation
  • Litigation involving leases and contracts
  • Debtor-in-possession financing
  • Cash collateral stipulations
  • Asset sales
  • Valuation proceedings
  • Automatic stay litigation
  • Involuntary petitions
  • Bankruptcy appeals
  Our attorneys take a practical approach to bankruptcy and creditor-debtor restoration companies, recognizing the cost and risk of litigation, and the significant value of a speedy resolution of disputes. We begin with a thorough review of the loan, sale, or lease transaction involved, analyzing credit and collateral risks, the possibility of counterclaims, defenses, and the likelihood of a timely and cost effective litigation remedy. Our attorneys then develop and implement a litigation strategy, while simultaneously pursuing reasonable negotiated settlements. We believe that our approach of pursuing both litigation and appropriate negotiation strategies, maximizes benefits to clients, while reducing both legal expense and litigation risks.
  
  
• Construction Law Litigation Construction law and litigation have been an important part of the collection practice at Hull & Associates, P.C., since its inception in 1980. Our construction law attorneys have represented literally hundreds of clients from all segments of the construction industry including owners, governmental entities, contractors, developers, suppliers, and design professionals in federal and state courts of Texas in various matters involving:
  • Construction contract disputes
  • Subcontractor claims
  • Design claims
  • Construction defects and delays
  • Mechanic's liens
  • Insurance