About Us and What We Do
Why Stop Midland Funding?
Midland Funding LLC is one of the nation’s biggest buyers of defaulted and charged off debt. The reality is that it is just a name of a computer debt purchaser. It has no brick and mortar building, product or employees. It is just a computer buying up old debt for pennies on the dollar and litigating through its arms and legs, Midland Credit Management (MCM). MCM operates through a network of attorneys in your state to sue you in Midland's computer's name.
I have represented consumers for twenty five years and I analyze every case the same way: What is the proof they have against my client? With Midland, the first contact of the client is with a lawsuit and an Affidavit. The lawsuit is always void of any proof that my client owes the debt. My goal here is to provide consumers, attorneys and anyone else feeling outmatched by the Midland Machine, a one stop source of for everything I use to combat Midland and their attorneys. This site is a product of everything I know on how to Stop Midland. There is information I use against other law firms, collectors or non-Midland entities. I have also thrown in a lot of advice for attorneys to use in their profession. Some of the ideas may seem crazy and too far out of the box-but hey, it's free!
What you will learn quickly in your case against Midland is that the Judge may be against you too. It is my opinion that the judges, who see the Midland attorneys every day, make the person "who owes the debt" work harder than Midland who is supposed to have the real burden of proof. That's a big hill to climb.
When a judge is fair minded on these cases, it really sticks out for its uniqueness and that bothers me. I have tried the same case in two different courts and obtained opposite results because of the information the judge allowed in. That information is usually coming in through the 803(6) business records exception rule but also, the Judge's perception of my client not paying his debt. In the case I lost, the judge filtered my evidence or objections to Midland's proof and I had to work very hard on the smallest things. In the case I won, the Judge left both sides alone to do their job. You learn early on in a case that the judge will have favorites or at least, a familiarity with one side that is useful to that litigant. You will have to face up to that reality and use your brain. If you work hard enough and don't give up, you beat Midland and the judge too.
My goal is to put the "Burden of Proof " back on Midland's shoulders and create an even playing field for both parties. I hope this site helps to achieve that goal if you share it too. If your goal is just to seek justice and fairness in your case alone, Mr. Michael Bassett's personal story and victories below will serve you well. If I need to do a better job or add things to the site, please feel free to share your advice. Good luck.
(REMEMBER, NONE OF THIS IS LEGAL ADVICE. THIS IS HOW I DO THINGS IN MY CASES)
