Introduction
Case selection, advising the client, and litigation strategy
Dismissal before reaching the merits
Proof of the merits of the collector's claims
Defenses and counterclaims
Creditors' recovery of attorney fees, collection expenses, postjudgment interest
Defending military personnel in collection actions
Criminal and civil collection of dishonored checks
Medical debt
Federal administrative agency collections
Criminal justice debt
Challenging a collection judgment
Enforcement of judgments: general principles, constitutional issues
Protecting debtors wages, benefits, other income, and bank accounts
Protecting the debtor's home, tangible personal property, and other assets
Debtor's examinations and imprisonment for debt
Prevailing consumers' postjudgment actions
Appendix A: Selected provisions of the servicemembers civil relief act
Appendix B: Selected provisions governing collection of debts owed to federal government
Appendix C: Federal wage garnishment statute and regulations
Appendix D: Treasury rule protecting electronically deposited exempt federal benefits
Appendix E: Selected federal exemption provisions
Appendix F: Federal trade commission credit practices rule
Appendix G: Summaries of state exemption laws
Index.