About Canaan Suitt, J.D.
Canaan Suitt received his J.D. from William & Mary Law School. After serving as a senior editor for the law school’s comparative law blog, he was a staff member of the William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review (ELPR). As a legal intern at the National Center for State Courts, he assisted in international rule of law projects and policy review; as a research assistant, he studied political dynamics in the U.S. federal judiciary. His articles on law and philosophy have been published in the ELPR as well as the academic journal Dewey Studies. He loves using his background in research and writing to make legal information accessible. Canaan currently writes for SuperLawyers.com. In his free time, he enjoys reading, travel, and being a cat dad.
Articles written by Canaan Suitt, J.D.
What To Do if Someone Steals Your Intellectual Property
When you think of theft, you probably think of someone taking your wallet or some tangible asset, like a watch or car. If someone takes your physical property, that's obviously theft. However, your ideas, creations, and inventions can also be stolen through intellectual property infringement, and it's not always easy to know when this type of theft has occurred. "Intellectual property theft basically involves third parties who co-opt the brand, the technology, or the products that have …
How To Collect Debt Through a Lawsuit
If you are a creditor seeking to collect unpaid debts, you have various collection options at your disposal. Often, creditors can successfully collect without taking legal action against the debtor. Lawsuits are a last resort, and it’s important to do everything you can to collect before suing. “Usually, by the time you’re contemplating a lawsuit to collect on an unpaid invoice, you’re already behind the eight ball,” says Seth E. Dizard, a creditor debtor rights attorney at …
Debt Collection Options for Businesses
Cash flow is a fundamental concern of any small business owner. Unpaid invoices aren't just a source of stress. They can quickly strain a small business’s resources and ability to operate. When invoices go unpaid, business owners must take action to try to collect what’s owed. “There are all kinds of collection options available to unsecured trade vendors,” says Seth E. Dizard, a creditors debtor rights attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This article will cover some of those …
What Practices Should Businesses Avoid in Debt Collection?
“Cash flow is the lifeblood of just about every small, closely held business,” says creditor debtor rights attorney Seth E. Dizard, of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To stay operational, a business needs to get paid for its goods or services. When a consumer doesn’t pay their invoice, the business is well within its rights to take action to collect the money owed. However, creditors must be careful not to cross the line into abusive collection …
How Do I Protect My Property from Creditors?
The key to legally protecting your assets from creditors and getting peace of mind is planning ahead. “Asset protection is a really complex area of law, and it’s very fact-specific,” says Seth E. Dizard, a debtor-creditor rights attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “There is a fine line between aggressive planning strategies and conservative planning strategies — and what are just outright fraudulent planning strategies." For example, if you try to transfer or sell assets after a …
How Do I Stop Creditor Debt Collection Abuse?
Owing money to a business or lender and struggling to make payments is stressful enough. Harassing phone calls from a debt collection agency take a bad situation and make it worse. Debt collection harassment is not just stressful — it's often counterproductive to the goal of paying off your debts. And it's illegal. This article will cover prohibited debt collection practices under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and some specific actions you can take to stop …
What Are Creditors’ Rights in a Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a legal process intended to give indebted individuals and businesses a fresh start. When a debtor files a bankruptcy petition with the bankruptcy court, an automatic stay is created that protects the debtor from further debt collection or lawsuits. While bankruptcy focuses on protecting debtors’ rights and eliminating their debt obligations, creditors also have important rights in the process. This article will explain the rights of creditors in a bankruptcy …
What Options Do Creditors Have if the Debtor Doesn’t Pay?
When someone fails to repay their debts, the business or lender that is owed money (called a creditor) has various options to try to get their money back. Sometimes, creditors can successfully collect without going to court. Other times, a lawsuit becomes necessary to collect debts. “Usually, by the time you're contemplating a lawsuit to collect on an unpaid invoice, you're already behind the eight ball,” says Wisconsin creditors’ rights attorney Seth E. Dizard. The upshot is that …
How To Investigate and Report Nursing Home Abuse
From medical care and community life to assistance with daily activities, long-term care facilities provide valuable services and can promote the well-being of older adults in many ways. However, nursing home residents are also a highly vulnerable population. Despite resident rights protections under the federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 and state laws, many abuse cases involving nursing home residents occur every year. If you have a loved one who lives in an assisted living facility, …
Navigating Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits: Rights, Claims, and Legal Action
Residents of nursing home facilities who are victims of abuse or neglect can take legal action against the nursing home for their mistreatment. While criminal charges are brought by the state and aim to punish the perpetrator of a crime, civil lawsuits aim to give financial compensation to victims of injuries or other harm. Compensation covers: Economic losses, including medical bills; and Non-economic losses, including pain and suffering. It’s important to know that you …
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