Consumer Protection Division Attorneys Receive Rising Star Award for Obtaining $25 Million in Illegal Debt Collection Lawsuit

Consumer Protection Division Attorneys Receive Rising Star Award for Obtaining $25 Million in Illegal Debt Collection Lawsuit

AUSTIN – The Texas Attorney General’s Office today announced that Consumer Protection Division Assistant Attorneys General Rick Berlin and Stephanie Eberhardt received the prestigious Rising Star award from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). NCLC honored Berlin and Eberhardt for their collaborative work prosecuting the unscrupulous owner of a debt collection agency – Samra Portfolio Management – that took advantage of unsuspecting Texans. In July, they obtained a $25 million judgment for the state of Texas in […]