Quick Answer: Johnson Mark LLC appears to be a legitimate law firm, but this Hawaii consumer received a court notice for an alleged debt without any prior communication from the creditor or collection agency. The consumer disputes the debt as it doesn’t appear on their credit reports and they’re requesting debt verification under federal law.
Date Received: 2017-06-21T00:00:00
Product: I do not know
Issue: Written notification about debt
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Consumer Complaint: X/XX/17 I received a Court Document Notice of Appearance of Co-Counsel : Certificate of Service -dated X/XX/2017 from In the District Court of the First Circuit Court XXXX Division State of Hawaii about Notice of Appearance of Co-Counsel- regarding a debt from XXXX XXXX XXXX . ( Which said company does not appear anywhere on any of my credit reports ) I have never received any communication about this debt from XXXX XXXX XXXX and or Johnson Mark LLLC, – Lawyers listed on XXXX XXXX. XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) Also Listed is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ( with this law office ) This is my first notification about this debt collection- Again XXXX XXXX XXXX does not appear anywhere on my credit reports- so what debt are they collecting for — — I am preparing to send a certified priority letter ( hopefully to mail out XX/XX/XXXX ) to them about verification of said debt – under Federal Trade Commission 15 U.SC, 1629g Again I have never received any communication about this said debt and this collection company.
Company: Johnson Mark LLC
State/Zip: HI 967XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2554830
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