What is an “auto-dialed” call? The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defines an auto-dialed call as: “A phone call, involving a live person or pre-recorded message, that is placed using an “auto-dialer,” or automatic telephone dialing system, that can produce, store and call telephone numbers using a random or sequential number generator.” More simply, it’s when […]

See if this situation sounds familiar. When you sit down after a long day at work and enjoy a pleasant, quiet meal with your significant other or your family, what tends to break the silence at times? The phone rings. Who tends to call during such an inopportune hour? Usually, it is an unfamiliar company […]

Bank of America (“BOA”) will be paying over $32 million to settle six pending TCPA class action lawsuits. The TCPA is the Telephone Consumer Protection Act which protects cell phone users from robo-calls, spam texts, and other harassing methods of communication with a cell phone. The TCPA class action settlement, which must still be approved by a […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently settled a case with two California-based debt collection companies for their use of predatory debt collection practices in violation of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This settlement marks the first time the FTC has challenged a debt collector’s use of text messages as a lawful method of collecting […]

There often comes a difficult time for many of us when we must face the reality that our loved ones, who are advanced in years, require more care than we can provide. When we place our elderly loved ones in a nursing home or assisted living center, our hope is that the skilled care they […]

The opportunities for exploitation and abuse are increasing each year. By the year 2050 it is estimated by the U.S. census that the population of persons over the age of 85 will reach 19 million. Studies show that the likelihood an elderly person will suffer abuse increases with age and that women are more likely […]

According to the 2010 United States Census approximately 13 percent of the total population is 65 and over. Due to the “Boomer Generation” the number of people age 65 and older will eventually comprise 20 percent of the U.S population. As many more people begin to wonder how their elderly loved ones will be taken […]

When our clients are in need of legal assistance for any reason, they call Arguello Law Firm, P.L.L.C. The question is: who are the people who eagerly, politely, and professionally answer the phones? The answer is the AHA Client Communication Center or CCC for short. The CCC is Step One in any process of contact, […]

Recently, Alice Warburton, David Christoffel, Jeremy Masten, and Martin Arguello met with our joint venture partners Adina Bergstrom and Brenda Sauro in downtown Fort Worth. We would like to thank Mrs. Bergstrom and Mrs. Sauro for spending the time with our associates training and discussing trial strategy. The two and one half days of meetings […]

Probate law is the legal mechanism for the administration of a person’s property when they pass away. There is no “first come, first serve” system in place. Rather, the law provides for an orderly distribution of property upon death. In Texas, title to the decedent’s property passes immediately to the beneficiaries under the decedent’s will […]

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