wage garnish

New minimum wage laws mean new amounts of protected funds in garnishment proceedings.

Happy 2024 everyone! With the new year comes new minimum wage requirements across Washington State. These new requirements create new...

How much does a writ of garnishment cost? A writ of garnishment can be a valuable tool in debt collection. A common question is relating to costs of course. Costs means something different than legal fees. For the overwhelming majority of our cases the legal fee is contingency based: we take a percentage of what is recovered, or no recovery, then no fee However, costs are something that must always be paid by our clients. This is an ethical requirement. We advance these costs

In this third installment of our blog series, we continue to tackle the common worries that judgment creditors often have when...

In the first installment of this series, we began to unpack some of the most common concerns that judgment creditors may have when...

At Baner and Baner Law Firm, we understand that the decision to hire a debt collection attorney isn't an easy one. It's often accompanied...

As a judgment creditor in Washington State, you may find yourself facing the challenge of enforcing a judgment and collecting the debt...

A common misconception some debtors have is: "If I ignore a debt, it will eventually go away." Creditors, for their part, often have a...

Happy 2023 everyone. With the new year comes new minimum wage requirements across Washington State. These new requirements create new...

With the start of 2021 means the annual adjustment of minimum wage across the State and some local ordinances taking effect. See Labor...

Wage garnishments and post-judgment interest resuming in Washington State.

Consumer debt collection halted amid COVID-19 state of emergency.

Enhanced protections for private student loan debt was enacted in 2018 in Washington State

A common misunderstanding for those facing wage garnishments is that all of wages will be taken to satisfy a debt. Once a judge...