The Leviton Law Firm is an Itasca, Illinois creditors' rights and debt collection law firm that says it represents insurance carriers, large companies and small businesses. A letter from it usually concerns money a business or insurer says you owe.
- Type
- Collection law firm
- Also known as
- The Leviton Law Firm, Ltd.
- Headquarters
- Itasca, IL
- Collects
- insurance carrier claims, business accounts receivable
- Phone numbers it lists
- (844) 843-5290
- Website
- levitonlawfirm.com
45 debt collection complaints were sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about The Leviton Law Firm, Ltd. 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 The Leviton Law Firm?
The Leviton Law Firm describes itself as a full-service creditors' rights and debt collection law firm with more than 30 years of experience. Its office is at One Pierce Place, Suite 725W, in Itasca, Illinois. The site lists four services: debt collection, litigation, asset location and bankruptcy, and says it handles collection and bankruptcy matters on a contingency basis.
The firm's About page profiles attorney Don Leviton, who it says has been admitted to the Illinois bar since 1982 and to the District of Columbia bar, worked earlier as in-house counsel for a collection agency, and served as an arbitrator in the Cook County mandatory arbitration program. The CFPB complaint database lists the firm as "The Leviton Law Firm, Ltd."
Why The Leviton Law Firm May Be Contacting You
The firm says it has represented Fortune 100 companies and major U.S. insurance carriers, as well as small businesses, and that Don Leviton has extensive experience representing creditors and insurance companies. For an individual, that usually means one of two things. Either a business says you owe it for goods or services, or an insurer is trying to recover money it paid out. That might be an overpaid benefit, or a claim it paid to someone else that it says you are responsible for. Its website is aimed at creditors and does not list specific consumer debt types, so read the letter to see who the client is and what the claim is for.
How to Check a Debt The Leviton Law Firm Says You Owe
Claims from insurers and businesses can be harder to check than a credit card bill, because you may never have had an account with the client. Take these steps:
- Read the validation notice. If the claim is a consumer debt, the firm must give you the information required by 15 U.S.C. § 1692g and Regulation F (12 C.F.R. § 1006.34), including the creditor's name, an itemization, and the date by which to dispute. See what a validation notice must say.
- Ask for the basis of the claim. For an insurer's claim, request the payment records and any document that makes you responsible. For a business debt, ask for the contract or invoices.
- Dispute in writing within the validation period if you don't owe it or the amount is wrong. Our dispute guide shows how.
- Confirm who the creditor is now, and whether the firm's client still owns the claim.
- Check the limitations period. In Texas, most debt claims must be sued on within four years (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004), and debt buyers can't sue on time-barred consumer debt (Tex. Fin. Code § 392.307). Illinois and other states have different periods, and some insurer claims arise under different rules.
What The Leviton Law Firm Can and Can't Do
Lawyers who regularly collect consumer debts are "debt collectors" under the FDCPA. The Supreme Court held so in Heintz v. Jenkins, 514 U.S. 291 (1995), and that includes collecting through lawsuits (more on law firms as collectors). The FDCPA covers personal, family and household debts, not purely business debts. When it applies:
- A letter on law-firm letterhead can't imply that a lawyer has reviewed your file if none has.
- The firm can't threaten a lawsuit it does not intend to bring, or misstate the amount owed.
- If it sues, it must file in the county where you live or where you signed the contract (15 U.S.C. § 1692i).
- It can't keep calling once you've told it in writing to stop, except to tell you about a specific action such as a lawsuit.
We did not find a CFPB enforcement action against The Leviton Law Firm. If you have been sued or contacted and want a second opinion, our FDCPA attorneys can review it.
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 The Leviton Law Firm 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
- The Leviton Law Firm: home page
- The Leviton Law Firm: About
- CFPB enforcement actions search
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database: The Leviton Law Firm, Ltd., debt collection
This profile is general information compiled from public sources, not legal advice, and it does not state or imply that The Leviton Law Firm has violated any law. Company details change; tell us if something here is out of date.