Christensen Law Firm, Cambridge, ON

Todd Christensen of Christensen Law Firm (CLF) opened his first law practice in 1993, during a time when only collection agencies collected debt on a contingent-fee basis. Law firms generally believed – incorrectly – that they could not do so. This attitude, combined with the general air of distrust and seediness commonly associated with debt collection, opened up an opportunity for CLF to provide clients with a humanized, legally enforceable method of collecting debt. CLF partnered with ScotiaBank and proved the concept with great success.
Mr. Christensen left the practice of law for a time to gain business experience. In 2003, he combined his legal and business expertise to develop and implement a law-firm collections process that has sustainable competitive advantages and a diametrically-opposed approach versus traditional debt collection. Integral to this improved approach was entering into a mutual-services arrangement with a top-notch collection agency, Collectrite Ontario (SW86) Inc. (Collectrite.) Its President, Greg Storey, collaborated with Mr. Christensen in adding the efficiencies and investigative abilities of a top collection agency to CLFs proven legal process.