Consumer complaint received 2026-05-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: The Leviton Law Firm, Ltd.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX sent a collection demand to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) for an alleged {$590.00} balance, Case # XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX, I sent XXXX XXXX XXXX a written validation request asking for itemized breakdown, underlying contract, placement date, and obligor confirmation. XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX never responded. On XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX mailed a " final warning '' letter to XXXX XXXX demanding {$320.00} ( the disputed audit portion only ) and threatening referral to The Leviton Law Firm if payment was not received. The letter was mailed via bulk presorted first-class mail through a fulfillment service in XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) not personally from XXXX XXXX XXXX 's XXXXXXXX XXXX office contradicting the letter 's framing of " numerous attempts to amicably resolve this matter. '' The XX/XX/XXXX letter back side voluntarily included the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX records-request disclosure, designating XXXX as the records intake address. On XX/XX/XXXX, instead of providing the validation I had requested on XX/XX/XXXX, the same account was escalated to The Leviton Law Firm , Ltd. which is co-located at the same building as XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX ) and is, per federal court records in XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ), " an in-house law firm '' of XXXX & XXXX XXXX The XXXX letter increased the demand from {$320.00} to {$590.00} and included the same XXXX records-request disclosure. On XX/XX/XXXX I sent The Leviton Law Firm a written records request invoking California XXXX XXXX XXXX ( c ), copying XXXX and XXXX. That request invokes the XXXX response deadline and the statutory cease-collection requirement. The conduct I am complaining about : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX failed to respond to my XX/XX/XXXX written validation request for 28 days, then escalated the file to an affiliated law firm instead of producing the validation. XXXX. The Leviton Law Firm operates as an affiliated collection arm of XXXX XXXX XXXX, sending letters on law firm letterhead to create the false impression of imminent litigation. The supervising attorney ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) is admitted in Illinois and the XXXX XXXX XXXX only, not in XXXX and can not file suit in California without retaining local counsel. XXXX. The collection letters address " XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX, '' naming an individual XXXX of the corporation. No personal guarantee exists. The named individual has no personal liability for this corporate debt. XXXX. Both firms have voluntarily included the XXXX records- request disclosure in their collection letters, then failed to honor the records request when invoked in writing. I am requesting that the regulator require both firms to : ( a ) produce the XXXX records ; ( b ) cease collection activity until validation is provided ; ( c ) confirm in writing that no personal liability is asserted against me individually ; and ( d ) confirm in writing that no adverse credit reporting has been or will be made on this account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation