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City’s Collections Counsel Reports Increased Turnover, Continued Use of Payment Arrangements

DeSoto City Council · November 4, 2025
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DeSoto’s long‑time outside collections counsel presented the city council with annual results for delinquent property tax and municipal court fines and fees, describing outreach, payment arrangements and litigation activity that staff say support continued collections while offering relief options to qualifying homeowners.

DeSoto’s long‑time outside collections counsel presented the city council with annual results for delinquent property tax and municipal court fines and fees, describing outreach, payment arrangements and litigation activity that staff say support continued collections while offering relief options to qualifying homeowners.

Pamela Pope Lee of Lombardo, Goggin, Blair & Sampson LLP introduced the firm’s collection work on behalf of DeSoto and said the firm provides tax collection, fines and fees representation, litigation and bankruptcy representation and community outreach. Karen Bishop, the firm’s client liaison for delinquent property tax accounts, and…

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