Hollins & McVay, P.A. is a collection law firm in Topeka, Kansas. A creditors' bar directory lists its practice areas as consumer collections, municipal collections, and utilities and communications.
- Type
- Collection law firm
- Also known as
- Hollins & McVay, P.A.
- Headquarters
- Topeka, KS
- Collects
- consumer accounts, municipal accounts, utility and communications bills
16 debt collection complaints were sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about Hollins & McVay, P.A. from November 13, 2023 to November 12, 2026. A complaint is a consumer's account, not a finding that the company broke the law. Read the complaints in the CFPB database.
Who Is Hollins & McVay?
Hollins & McVay, P.A. is a law firm that collects debts. The National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA), a trade association for collection attorneys, lists the firm at 3615 SW 29th Street in Topeka, Kansas, and shows it as a member since 2023. We could not verify an official website for the firm, so this profile relies on that directory listing.
We did not find a CFPB enforcement action against Hollins & McVay.
Why Hollins & McVay May Be Contacting You
The NCBA listing names three practice areas: consumer collections, municipal collections, and utilities/communications. In Kansas, that could mean a letter or lawsuit over a consumer account, a charge owed to a city or other public body, or a phone, internet or utility bill. Because it is a law firm, its first contact may be a demand letter or a lawsuit filed in a Kansas court.
If you lived in Kansas before moving to Texas, a contact from this firm may concern an account or judgment from that period.
How to Check a Debt Hollins & McVay Says You Owe
- Read the validation notice for the name of the utility, city or other creditor, the itemized balance and your dispute deadline (15 U.S.C. § 1692g; 12 C.F.R. § 1006.34).
- Dispute in writing within that period if service was disconnected before the billing dates, a deposit was not credited, or the account belongs to a former roommate or spouse.
- Ask who the creditor is today, since utility and telecom accounts are sometimes sold.
- Request a final bill and payment history and compare it to your own records, including any early-termination charges.
- Look at the dates. In Texas, most debt suits must be filed within four years (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004), and debt buyers may not sue on time-barred consumer debt (Tex. Fin. Code § 392.307). Kansas sets its own limitation periods.
What Hollins & McVay Can and Can't Do
Lawyers who regularly collect consumer debts are "debt collectors" under the FDCPA (Heintz v. Jenkins, 514 U.S. 291 (1995)). For a firm collecting utility, telecom and similar household accounts:
- It may not threaten to garnish or seize property that is exempt (15 U.S.C. § 1692e(4)). In Texas, wages are generally protected from garnishment for consumer debts.
- It must bring any suit where you live or where you signed the contract (15 U.S.C. § 1692i).
- It may not collect a balance that is not authorized, such as a fee not in the service agreement (15 U.S.C. § 1692f(1)).
- It must deal with your attorney once it knows you are represented (15 U.S.C. § 1692c(a)(2)).
See whether a creditor can garnish wages in Texas and our Texas FDCPA attorneys page.
We Sue Debt Collectors That Break the FDCPA
Texas Debt Law files Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits against debt collectors in federal court for consumers in Texas, California, Illinois, Georgia and Colorado. If Hollins & McVay or anyone collecting for it harassed you, misstated what you owe, threatened action it could not take, or told others about your debt, you may have a claim. A court can order a collector that violated the FDCPA to pay your actual damages, up to $1,000 in additional statutory damages, and your attorney's fees and costs (15 U.S.C. § 1692k(a)). An FDCPA claim generally must be filed within one year of the violation (§ 1692k(d)), so keep your letters, call logs, voicemails and screenshots, and talk to us early. Texas residents may also have claims under the Texas Debt Collection Act. Learn more from our FDCPA attorneys.
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Sources
- National Creditors Bar Association directory: Hollins & McVay, P.A.
- CFPB enforcement actions list
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database: Hollins & McVay, P.A., debt collection
This profile is general information compiled from public sources, not legal advice, and it does not state or imply that Hollins & McVay has violated any law. Company details change; tell us if something here is out of date.