A couple who rented residential property from a Pepper Hamilton partner has sued the partner and the firm for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, alleging the lawyer tried to intimidate the couple by writing letters seeking payment on the firm’s letterhead.
In a lawsuit filed Nov. 14 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Donald and Holly Adams allege that when the parties jointly backed out of a deal for them to lease-to-own a $750,000 house from Pepper Hamilton partner M. Kelly Tillery and Tillery’s ex-wife, Tillery sent letters on the firm’s letterhead seeking certain payments and threatening a lawsuit.
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