Scheer, Green & Burke: Who They Are and Your Rights

Type

Collection law firm

Also known as

Scheer, Green & Burke L.P.A.; Scheer, Green and Burke, Co. L.P.A.; Scheer, Green, and Burke, L.P.A.

Headquarters

Toledo, OH

Phone numbers it lists

(419) 243-2283

Website

nationalcollectionattorneys.com

32 debt collection complaints were sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about Scheer, Green & Burke L.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 Scheer, Green & Burke?

Scheer, Green & Burke, L.P.A. is a Toledo, Ohio law firm that says it was founded in 1978 and practices "solely in the area of Collection Law." The firm traces its roots to two Toledo collection lawyers, Sydney P. Green, who practiced from the 1930s, and Harold Scheer, who practiced from the 1940s. The BBB lists its office at 1 Seagate, Suite 640, Toledo, and names partners Hal D. Burke and Michael J. Burke. The firm's site gives a mailing address of P.O. Box 1335, Toledo, OH 43603, and a phone number of (419) 243-2283.

The firm works on a contingency basis, meaning its fee is a percentage of what it collects. It says it serves clients in Toledo, Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, and elsewhere in the United States.

Why Scheer, Green & Burke May Be Contacting You

The firm's site describes its clients as businesses, corporations, organizations and government agencies. It doesn't name them or list the kinds of accounts it handles, so your letter is the best guide: it should name the creditor and the account. A demand letter from this firm may be the first step before a lawsuit. If the firm already sued, the court papers will show the court, the case number and your deadline to respond.

If a court has already entered judgment, the firm may try to collect it. Ohio and Michigan allow post-judgment remedies that Texas restricts. In Texas, for example, wages can't be garnished for an ordinary consumer debt (Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 28).

How to Check a Debt Scheer, Green & Burke Says You Owe

• Read the first letter closely. It, or a notice within five days after it, must give the validation information required by 15 U.S.C. § 1692g and 12 C.F.R. § 1006.34: the creditor, an itemized balance and the dispute deadline.
• Send a written dispute before that deadline if anything is wrong or unfamiliar. Collection must pause until the firm verifies the debt.
• Identify the client. If the creditor is a business you dealt with, ask that business for its own account history. If it's a government agency, ask what fine, fee or overpayment is involved.
• Check the math. Contingency-fee firms sometimes seek collection costs or attorney's fees. Ask what part of the balance is principal, and which contract term allows any added charge.
• Check the date of default. Texas generally allows four years to sue (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004), and debt buyers can't sue on time-barred consumer debt (Tex. Fin. Code § 392.307). Ohio and Michigan apply different periods.

What Scheer, Green & Burke Can and Can't Do

A law firm that regularly collects consumer debts is a "debt collector" under the FDCPA (Heintz v. Jenkins, 514 U.S. 291 (1995)). The Act doesn't cover purely business debts, but for personal and household accounts:

• It must file suit in the county where you live or signed the contract (15 U.S.C. § 1692i).
• It may not say a lawsuit is coming unless it actually intends to file one (15 U.S.C. § 1692e(5)).
• It may not tell your employer or coworkers about the debt (15 U.S.C. § 1692c(b)), and must stop calling you at work if it knows your employer forbids it (15 U.S.C. § 1692c(a)(3)).
• Calls are limited by the Reg F seven-in-seven presumption (12 C.F.R. § 1006.14(b)(2)).

We did not find a CFPB enforcement action against Scheer, Green & Burke.

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 Scheer, Green & Burke 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

• Scheer, Green & Burke: home page
• Scheer, Green & Burke: About the firm
• BBB business profile: Scheer, Green and Burke, Co. L.P.A. (business facts only)
• CFPB enforcement actions (full list reviewed)
• CFPB Consumer Complaint Database: Scheer, Green & Burke L.P.A., debt collection

This profile is general information compiled from public sources, not legal advice, and it does not state or imply that Scheer, Green & Burke has violated any law. Company details change; tell us if something here is out of date.