William A. Hecht, P.C. in New York

Collection law firm

William A. Hecht, P.C. is a collection law firm. It has been licensed to collect in New York City continuously for under a year, and currently holds an active Debt Collection Agency license with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (2045567-DCA). Each fact below links to where it comes from wherever a source is on record, with the date it was last checked where a check has run.

This is a law firm, not a collection agency. A law practice that regularly collects consumer debts is a debt collector under the federal FDCPA, and it can also file a collection lawsuit for a creditor, as the creditor's lawyer and in the creditor's name. That difference is why law firms are listed separately, on the collection law firms page, and never in the agency rankings.

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New York City license

under a year continuous

License on file

Active

under a year

of continuous verified New York City license history on New York City's public license records (DCWP). William A. Hecht, P.C. currently holds an active Debt Collection Agency license.

Source: a866-dcwpbp.nyc.gov · Last checked: November 5, 2026

Public-record facts about William A. Hecht, P.C.

Fact	Value	Source
Company type	Collection law firm	Classified by us · how we classify
New York license history	under a year continuously licensed Active 2045567-DCA · filed October 30, 2026	Register: a866-dcwpbp.nyc.gov · Last checked: November 5, 2026

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Common questions about William A. Hecht, P.C.

Is William A. Hecht, P.C. a collection agency or a law firm?

William A. Hecht, P.C. is a law firm that collects debts, not a collection agency. A law practice that regularly collects consumer debts is a debt collector under the federal FDCPA (Heintz v. Jenkins, 1995), and it can also file a collection lawsuit for a creditor, as the creditor’s lawyer and in the creditor’s name. This site lists collection law firms separately from agencies for that reason.

Is William A. Hecht, P.C. licensed to collect debt in New York City?

Yes. William A. Hecht, P.C. holds an active Debt Collection Agency license with the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (license 2045567-DCA), last checked November 5, 2026. New York City requires this license of any business whose principal purpose is collecting personal or household debts from NYC residents, wherever the business itself is based.

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