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If you’re drowning in credit card debt, being threatened by collectors, or facing a lawsuit from a credit card company or debt buyer — you have legal options most people don’t know about. Texas Debt Defense has helped thousands of Texans eliminate interest, reduce principal balances, and defeat credit card lawsuits — all without filing bankruptcy.
We are not a debt consolidation service. We are not a debt relief company. We are licensed trial attorneys who fight creditors in court and win.
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Most people assume there’s nothing you can do about credit card debt except pay it, negotiate credit card debt settlements for less, or file bankruptcy. A credit card debt attorney fights on your behalf to change the outcome entirely:
If you’ve been served with a credit card lawsuit, the most important thing to understand: you have only a limited number of days to file an answer. In Texas, that deadline can be as short as 10 days. Miss it, and the creditor wins by default — no trial, no defense, no second chance.
A default judgment lets the creditor freeze your bank accounts, place liens on your property, and seize your funds. Even in Texas, where wage garnishment protections are strong, your paycheck loses its protected status the moment it hits your bank account.
But here’s what creditors don’t want you to know: most credit card debt lawsuits can be successfully defended.
1. Force them to prove the debt. When companies like Capital One, Chase, Citibank, or Discover sell delinquent accounts to debt buyers like Midland Credit Management or Portfolio Recovery Associates, the documentation is often incomplete — no original credit agreement, no complete statements, no documented chain of ownership. Our debt defense lawyers challenge every element, and when they can’t produce the evidence, the lawsuit gets dismissed.
2. Challenge the statute of limitations. In Texas, most credit card debt has a four-year statute of limitations from your last payment. Debt buyers routinely file on expired debts, banking on you not knowing this defense. If your debt is time-barred, the lawsuit is dead on arrival.
3. Use the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). If a collector has violated the FDCPA — through harassment, threats, misrepresentation, or prohibited contact — you may have a counterclaim that offsets or eliminates what you owe, plus statutory damages of up to $1,000 per violation and your attorney’s fees.
Learn more on our being sued by a credit card company page, or read about defense strategies for Texas credit card lawsuits.
If debt collectors are calling you at work, threatening arrest, or contacting your family — that’s not aggressive collection, it’s illegal. The FDCPA and the Texas Debt Collection Act give you powerful rights, including the ability to stop all contact, file counterclaims for $1,000+ per violation, and use those violations as leverage to eliminate the underlying debt. Learn more about creditor harassment defense or call us now: 832-501-0966.
Our debt settlement attorneys follow a proven process: we start with a free case evaluation to understand your debts, lawsuits, and collection activity. Once retained, all creditor communication goes through us — the calls and letters stop immediately. From there, we either defend the lawsuit in court or negotiate directly with creditors to reduce or eliminate your balances. After resolution, our credit repair attorneys work to remove negative marks from your credit report.
We represent clients statewide from offices in Houston, Austin, and Dallas. Whether you need a credit card debt lawyer in Houston, a debt defense attorney in Dallas, or debt help anywhere in Texas:
No. Credit card debt is civil, not criminal. No creditor can have you arrested for unpaid debt. If a collector threatens arrest, they’re violating the FDCPA and you may be entitled to $1,000+ in statutory damages per violation.
Four years from your last payment or account activity. After that, creditors cannot successfully sue you. However, debt buyers routinely file on expired debts hoping you won’t raise this defense. A credit card debt lawyer can get time-barred cases dismissed.
In most cases, no — Texas has strong wage garnishment protections. However, once your paycheck is deposited into a bank account, it loses protected status and can be seized under a judgment. Creditors can also place liens on property. This is why defending before a judgment is entered is critical.
The court enters a default judgment — the creditor wins automatically without proving anything. This lets them freeze bank accounts, place property liens, and seize deposited funds. Most default judgments we see could have been defeated with legal representation.
We offer free initial consultations. Fees vary by case complexity, but in most cases what we save you far exceeds the cost of representation. In creditor harassment cases, the collector may be required to pay your attorney’s fees. Call 832-501-0966 to discuss your situation.
Bankruptcy should be a last resort. A debt defense attorney can often eliminate or significantly reduce what you owe without the 7-10 year credit damage of bankruptcy. We’ve resolved thousands of cases without it — we’ll evaluate the right strategy during your free consultation.
You can try, but creditors negotiate debt every day — you don’t. Without legal representation, you risk agreeing to bad terms, resetting the statute of limitations, or waiving defenses you didn’t know you had. A debt settlement attorney negotiates with legal leverage that individual consumers don’t have.
Debt relief programs are non-legal businesses that cannot represent you in court, file motions, or use legal defenses like the statute of limitations. A debt defense lawyer can do all of that, plus negotiate with the leverage of potential litigation. Debt relief programs also cannot protect you if a creditor files a lawsuit.
Whether you’re dealing with aggressive collectors, facing a lawsuit from Capital One, Discover, Chase, or a debt buyer, or overwhelmed by balances you can’t pay — contact Texas Debt Defense for a free case evaluation. No pressure, no sales pitch — just a clear legal evaluation from attorneys who have done this thousands of times.
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