I am an attorney in Washington State.  I recently filed a lawsuit against Burt & Associates a/k/a Cade, LLP.
The lawsuit alleges violations of the Washington State Collection Agency Act and the Washington State Consumer Protection Act.  (No FDCPA because it is a business debt).
I would appreciate any information anyone is willing to give concerning collection harassment, abuse, intimidation, etc., by the above company and its collectors.
I would especially like to talk to you if you are a Washington State debtor.
If you are a Washington State debtor, I would also encourage you to contact the Washington Attorney General's Office and the Department of Licensing to file a complaint.
bobmitchellaw@yahoo.com
www.creditlaw101.com

Called my house today looking for my ex father in law, mother in law, grandmother in law and aunt in law.  A real [***] and wouldn't take no for an answer. I even tried to give him my ex inlaws cell #'s and he called me a liar. Total [***].

The same situation has happened to my company. The guy wanted to speak with an owner and did not want to fax any information on the debt he was trying to collect.
For those of you who got harrassed, I suggest warn them (collectors)  that you are hanging up if they increase thier voice once more  and they will low their voices down (in majority of cases).
This is crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a call from Steve Castle and Mike Davis - sounded like the same man to me. He said he had our bank account number and if we didn't reply by 4 in the afternoon that he was taking money out of it. He also called repeatedly threatening us but never said what business he was with. We had already paid the bill he was calling about -- he never collected anything from us and he is still calling demanding almost $2000. I am repulsed that these scum of the earth people can do this. After contacting both my husband and I, Steve Castle called both sets of parents - even left a detailed message on my mom's answering machine. It is against the law to contact 3rd parties and give them your private information. He violated alot of the Federal Trade Commission Laws -- I would advise anyone dealing with these people to file a complaint with the FTC, your Attorney General's office in your state and in Texas where they are located. Also, the Better Business Bureau. They need to be stopped. The way I found out the name of the company is reverse telephone lookup - it came up Burt & Associates. But they never identified themselves as employed by Burt & Associates.

Been getting phone calls from Steve Castle at this number; he says he is with BNA.  I haven't spoken to him; he told my husband that I am liable for some of my husband's company's bills (the company that has declared bankruptcy).  He is threatening and harassing...my husband is going to report him to the state attorney general.  He has left a message with his attorney as well.  He is smoking dope 'cause I have never had a thing to do with my husband's company and we weren't even married when this supposedly took place.