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Collections firm reports 49% historical recovery rate on JP fines and fees
Summary
Attorney Jonathan Galli told commissioners the county has turned over about $3.7 million in fines and fees historically; the firm has liquidated about $2.7 million and reports a 49% collection yield on accounts it has handled. He described mail and phone campaigns and an annual case-resolution campaign to increase collections.
Jonathan Galli, an attorney from the firm's Lubbock office, presented a historical report on collections the firm handles for Scurry County justice courts. He said the county has historically turned over about $3.7 million in fines and fees and that the firm has collected roughly $1.8 million and disposed or cleared about $881,000, leaving a combined liquidated total of about $2.7 million.
Galli said the firm mailed more than…
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