Business Details
Your Trusted Legal Partner for Business Litigation & Debt Collection
Tenaglia & Hunt is a legal practice built on honest counsel, aggressive representation, and client responsiveness. Our team combines Big Law experience with the personalized service of a smaller firm, delivering strategic legal solutions in business litigation, commercial collections, and consumer collections. With offices across multiple states, we serve clients nationwide while maintaining a commitment to transparency and technological innovation. Our attorneys leverage advanced legal software and proprietary processes to efficiently manage cases, from pre-litigation recovery to judgment enforcement.We specialize in resolving complex commercial disputes, debt collection matters, and creditors' rights issues, serving banks, lenders, FinTech companies, and businesses of all sizes. Our professionals regularly speak at industry events and provide insights on debt collection practices, fraud, and contract law. Through a paperless environment and electronic case management, we ensure timely communication and document accessibility for clients. Our focus remains on delivering value-driven legal services while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and client care.
Services
Business Litigation
Commercial Collections
Consumer Collections
Judgment Enforcement
Bankruptcy Litigation
Highlights and features
- We combine Big Law experience with personalized, efficient legal representation.
- Our proprietary collection process maximizes recovery rates for creditors.
- We maintain a paperless environment with advanced case management technology.
- Our attorneys specialize in complex commercial litigation across multiple jurisdictions.
- We provide multilingual (English/Spanish) legal services and client communication.
Services
Business Litigation
Our business litigation practice handles complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts nationwide. We represent clients in contract disputes, fraud allegations, business torts, trade secrets cases, and shareholder disputes. With attorneys experienced in Big Law firms, we combine strategic legal expertise with efficient service delivery to resolve high-stakes business conflicts.
Commercial Collections
We provide comprehensive commercial debt collection services from pre-litigation recovery through judgment enforcement. Our proprietary collection process combines attorney-led demand letters with targeted collection calls to maximize recovery rates. We specialize in domesticating and enforcing judgments across multiple jurisdictions using advanced asset location technology.
Consumer Collections
Our consumer collections practice represents financial institutions and lenders in recovering consumer debts while maintaining strict compliance with regulations. We handle credit card debt, personal loans, mortgage deficiencies, and healthcare receivables through pre-litigation resolution, court proceedings, and post-judgment enforcement strategies tailored to each client's needs.
Judgment Enforcement
We specialize in post-judgment enforcement through our dedicated asset location department. Using advanced investigative tools and partnerships with outside investigators, we help clients recover assets through levies, replevin actions, and receivership proceedings. Our team effectively handles cases involving fraudulent asset transfers and complex insolvency matters.
Bankruptcy Litigation
Our attorneys represent creditors in bankruptcy court proceedings including adversary actions, proof of claims, and motions for relief. We specialize in recovering debts obtained through fraud, defending against dischargeability challenges, and navigating complex bankruptcy litigation to protect our clients' financial interests in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 proceedings.
People
John J. Tenaglia
Managing Partner
Managing Partner with extensive experience advising banks and FinTech companies. Combines legal expertise with practical business counsel for creditors nationwide.
Marie Tenaglia Andrea
Partner
Partner leading the Creditors Rights Practice Group. Experienced litigator with over 20 years of expertise in state and federal bankruptcy matters.
Jennifer Dering
Partner
Managing attorney for the Delaware office specializing in bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and commercial litigation with significant courtroom experience.
David Sussman
Senior Attorney
Senior attorney with 15+ years in litigation and corporate law. Handles complex commercial disputes and debt collection matters across multiple jurisdictions.
Michael P. Chabrow
Associate
Supervising attorney in the Maryland office focusing on commercial litigation and debt recovery with emphasis on efficient case resolution.
Questions
What practice areas does Tenaglia & Hunt specialize in?
We focus on business litigation, commercial collections, consumer collections, judgment enforcement, and bankruptcy litigation for creditors nationwide.
In which states do you provide legal services?
We serve clients in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and North Carolina with nationwide judgment enforcement capabilities.
How does your debt collection process work?
Our process combines attorney-led demand letters, targeted collection calls, and litigation when necessary, using proprietary technology to maximize recovery rates.
Can you handle complex commercial litigation cases?
Yes, our team has extensive experience litigating complex business disputes in state and federal courts across the country.
Do you offer multilingual services?
We provide legal services and client communication in both English and Spanish to better serve our diverse client base.
How do you enforce judgments after court victories?
We use advanced asset location technology, partnerships with investigators, and legal tools like levies to enforce judgments and recover client funds.
