Our attorneys have over 39 years of collective legal experience handling creditor's rights, commercial litigation and debt collections matters. Our attorneys are committed to serving clients' legal needs with competence, innovation and integrity. Their clients range from national corporations to individuals. More specifically, our attorneys have provided representation to banks, finance companies, waste management companies, universities, senior living communities, advertising companies, equipment leasing companies, utility corporations, attorneys, landlords, and various other types of service/good providers (e.g., food suppliers, pharmaceutical suppliers and doctors). They regularly assist clients with all types of breach of contract and open account services (including creditor's rights, commercial litigation, and debt collection), as well as eviction proceedings.

Our Attorneys include:

Nicole Bloom Dion, Esq.; and

Douglas W. Forsyth, Esq.

In addition to providing legal services, our firm has a long-standing objective of community involvement. Accordingly, our attorneys have contributed many volunteer hours to improve the communities in which they live and work.

Nicole Bloom Dion, Esq. 
Partner      

NIcole has practiced for over 24 years in the area of consumer and commercial creditor collections matters representing a wide variety of clientele including but not limited to banks, universities, senior living communities, advertising companies, and attorneys.  She is heavily involved in the practice of litigating breach of contracts, tenant evictions, and all other consumer and commercial collections.  She has successfully conducted and settled  her cases during Mediations. Nicole Bloom Dion has a network of attorneys in other states to which she can
forward collection matters for handling in litigation.  Additionally, as a member of the all of the United States District Courts throughout Florida, Nicole files Proof of Claims and handles  "Motions For Relief From Stay" in Bankruptcy on behalf of her clients.   Finally, Nicole pursues creditor claims against decedent estates and files caveats to secure notification of any estate proceedings for collection of debts against estates.

Before Dion & Forsyth

Nicole has practiced in the creditor's rights area for most of her legal career.  As a Shareholder at Yoss LLP in the Collections and Asset Recovery Department for 5 years, she was the top producer in addition to mentoring all of the attorneys in that department.  Nicole was also an equity partner at Gill Dion & Forsyth, P.A. where she was also the top producer in the law firm.  Nicole authored the Litigation Manual for both Yoss LLP and Gill Dion & Forsyth P.A. in addition to training all collectors,  attorneys, and other staff on the FDCPA and the Litigation Manual.  At all times Nicole Bloom Dion was  the client liason for the majority of the clients in Yoss LLP and Gill Dion & Forsyth, P.A.,  conducting all client status meetings, overseeing the litigation of these matters, and determining the protocol for proceeding with the client matters inline with the client's expectations.    Finally, Nicole Bloom Dion developed the legal forwarding network at these firms, which allowed these firms to handle collections nationwide.

Community Involvement

Nicole is a frequent speaker on the areas of FDCPA, asset location, post judgment proceedings, and Bankruptcy remedies for the creditor for the past 6 years for the National Business Institute, Inc., LawReview CLE, and Lawline..

Nicole has been an active member of the Junior League of Boca Raton for the past 8 years.  She has served on numerous committees which not only serve the community needs also allow her to touch the hearts of others.  One such committee was the Diaper Bank Committee which created the first Diaper Bank in South Florida and provides diapers to needy families through the assistance of various other organizations.  Nicole enjoys bowling with the residents of Twin Palms which is a center for the disabled.  Nicole completed her final year as an active member by serving on the Florence Fuller Committee to assist in promoting literacy, by assisting during their Family Reading Nights held in the Fall and Spring of 2012/2013.  She will remain a sustaining member of the Junior League of Boca Raton and continue her services throughout the years to come.

Finally, Nicole has served as room parent for the past 2 years at the local elementary school while being an active member of the Parent Teacher Organization .  In the 2012/2013 school year she served as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee raising the membership in the organization from previous years.  She also taught the Junior Achievement program to a 3rd grade class in the spring of 2013.  Nicole shall continue to serve on the PTA  Board for the elementary school for the next two years as the Corresponding Secretary, in addition to Co-Chairing the Membership and Career Day committees.

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Bar Admission
Florida

Education
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Board Law Center,
J.D., Law

University of South Florida,
B.A., Political Science
A.A., Philosophy
A.A., Women's Studies

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Memberships
Florida Bar

Junior League of Boca Raton,  2004-present

Palm Beach County PTA- Elementary School
Corresponding Secretary
Co-Chair Career Day
Co-Chair Membership

Jewish Federation of Boca Raton

Douglas W. Forsyth, Esq.
Partner

Douglas provides guidance to clients regarding debt collections, debt defense, commercial litigation, creditor's/consumer rights, contract disputes, alternative dispute resolutions, default judgments, and judgment collections.  He provides (or has provided) legal representation to banks, finance companies, universities, waste management companies, equipment leasing companies, advertising companies, utility corporations, and various other types of service/good providers (e.g., food suppliers, pharmaceutical suppliers and doctors).

Douglas concentrates his commercial litigation practice in matters involving business disputes.  In this regard, he is experienced in litigating breach of contract matters, commercial collection matters, and equipment damage matters in court.  He also has extensive experience in handling mediations, arbitrations, and post judgment executions, including initiating garnishments and overcoming exemptions.  

Throughout his career, Douglas has conducted numerous mediations and arbitrations that resulted in favorable outcomes for clients.  He has also conducted non-jury trials on behalf of clients in which favorable decisions were obtained therefore.  Additionally, he has recovered money through post judgment execution efforts such as garnishments and supplemental proceedings, overcoming the numerous statutory exemptions in the state of Florida. 

Before Dion & Forsyth

Douglas began his legal career as an associate in the "Collections and Asset Recovery Department" of a prominent law firm, Yoss LLP (previously, Adorno & Yoss, LLP).  While at this firm, he handled matters in the areas of creditor's rights, consumer collections, and corporate collections.  In this regard, he personally handled large volume portfolios of commercial and consumer claims for several large institutional clients.  He successfully created numerous work-outs and/or litigated collection matters, as well as equipment damage matters.  He developed the garnishment and related post judgment execution procedures for the firm, which resulted in an improved liquidation rate of judgments obtained on behalf of clients.

Thereafter, Douglas served as the litigation managing Partner at  Gill Dion & Forsyth, P.A.  In this role, he managed large volume portfolios of commercial and consumer claims for several large institutional clients, as well as smaller portfolios for other institutional and non-institutional clients.  Accordingly, he was heavily involved in all aspects of case treatment from pre-litigation call and collect strategies (involving collector management and file analysis) to controlling litigation case inventories.  He also managed associate attorneys with their litigation case inventories.  Additionally, he coordinated the litigation support staff for all offices of the firm.  He trained associates, paralegals, collectors and other staff on litigation proceedings and state law compliance issues.  He established a trained and efficient post judgment department, which increased the liquidation of judgments obtained on behalf of clients.

Community Involvement

Generally, Douglas welcomes speaking engagements.  For example, Douglas recently taught a continuing legal education class which covered the following topics - prejudgment discovery, locating debtors, debtor asset discovery, pre-lawsuit strategies, procedural guidelines for filing lawsuits and obtaining judgments, collecting judgments, and creditors' rights when a debtor files for bankruptcy.

Additionally, Douglas attends and volunteers at events contributing to the welfare of the underprivileged families and/or children in South Florida.  He also attends events to raise funds for heart disease and cancer research.

Bar Admission
Florida

Education
New England School of Law,
J.D., Law 2005

University of Massachusetts,
B.S., Biology 2002

Memberships
Florida Bar

Palm Beach County Bar Association

Florida Oceanographic Society

Surfrider Foundation

Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches

Languages
Spanish

Dion & Forsyth, P.A.
5500 Military Trail, Ste. 22-258, Jupiter, Florida 33458
Toll Free Telephone Number: (877) 640-4802     
Toll Free Facsimile Number: (855) 402-8672
Hablamos Español

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