Professional services collections · Austin, TX
Owed money on a professional services account in Austin? We are a commercial debt collector — business-to-business accounts only — and we chase the unpaid invoice nobody at Austin wants to talk about, across Central Texas with research, in-person contact, and enforcement through licensed collection attorneys. No recovery, no fee.
Professional services is a real part of the Austin economy, and wherever there is that much activity there is non-payment. We know how professional services business gets done in Central Texas — architect, engineer, surveyor, the paperwork that proves a debt, and the pressure points that get a non-paying Austin business to the table. When a customer has simply stopped paying, that is a commercial collection problem, not an accounting one.
Most professional-services claims are contract or sworn-account matters that turn on engagement letters, scope documentation, and what the client accepted without objection. Design professionals have more: Texas extends mechanic's lien rights to a licensed architect, engineer, or surveyor who prepares a plan or plat under a written contract (Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(3)), which is a genuine remedy that goes unused because firms assume liens are for people who swing hammers.
A suit on a Austin account is filed in Travis County, with the Travis County District Clerk. Travis County runs 12 district courts hearing civil matters and 9 statutory county courts at law. Austin is not contained by one county. The city limits reach into Bastrop, Hays and Williamson Counties as well, and that matters here more than it sounds: an architect's or engineer's lien affidavit is recorded with the county clerk where the property actually sits, not where your office is or where the customer's billing address happens to be. A Austin address is not by itself an answer to which clerk gets the filing. Most commercial accounts resolve long before any of that, and we are a collection agency rather than a law firm — but knowing where the account would land is part of deciding whether pursuing it is worth your money.
Austin is roughly a 3-hour drive from Dallas. We still go — it just means a field visit is planned rather than spontaneous, and we tell you before we spend a day on one.
General information for commercial creditors, not legal advice. Deadlines turn on facts we have not seen — confirm specifics with qualified counsel before relying on any of it.
Your leverage
Buyer's remorse and vague dissatisfaction are common stalls for completed work. We separate genuine scope disputes from delay tactics and pursue what's plainly owed.
Signed SOWs, acceptance milestones, and late-fee provisions give us the leverage to collect. We hold clients to the terms they agreed to.
FAQ
Yes. We pursue professional services accounts throughout Austin and Central Texas, and nationwide through a network of licensed collection attorneys. There is no upfront cost — we work on contingency, and the fee is agreed before you place anything.
Stop calling and start documenting. Pull the invoices, the contract or purchase order, proof of delivery or acceptance, and the exact legal entity name of the debtor — not the trade name. Then check which deadline governs the account, because the leverage in this trade runs on a short clock. Silence usually means the debtor has decided you are not a priority, which is a different problem from inability to pay and is solved differently.
In Travis County, with the Travis County District Clerk. Which court depends on the amount and the relief sought, and that is the filing attorney's decision. Below the district and county courts, a justice court anywhere in Texas handles claims up to $20,000 (Tex. Gov't Code § 27.031) — the same ceiling in all 254 counties, not a local rule.
As soon as it is clearly past due rather than merely late. Commercial debt gets harder to collect as it ages — the trail goes cold, people leave, and entities dissolve. The expensive mistake is almost never acting too early.
No. We take commercial accounts only — money one business owes another. That is why the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which governs consumer debt, generally does not reach this work. If the person who owes you is an individual consumer, we are not the right agency and we will tell you so.
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency — no retainer, no monthly minimum, and a fee charged only against funds actually recovered. The fee is agreed before you place anything.
Tell us what you're owed and we'll tell you exactly how we'd go after it. The review is free, and you pay nothing unless we collect.
Free and confidential · No upfront cost · You pay only if we collect
