John Frederick Hayter

John F. Hayter, Attorney at Law, P.A. is a law firm practicing throughout the North Central Florida area from its office at 418 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601.  The firm’s primary areas of practice include pre- and post-judgment collections, foreclosures, landlord-tenant and general civil litigation.

The collections component of the firm offers pre- and post-judgment collections services to a wide variety of clientele, including hospitals, doctors, lawyers, dentists, credit unions, banks, landlords, private lenders, health clubs, construction industry vendors, commercial lenders, property managers, condominium and homeowner association managers, and wide variety of other individual and commercial creditors. Utilizing state-of-the-art litigation support and collections software, the firm is able to effectively manage a sizeable caseload for larger commercial clients while still being able to provide personal service to the individual client. Collection services are offered on a variety of fee bases, including hourly and contingent.

Aside from cost-effective case management, the Law Firm of John F. Hayter devotes substantial time and attention to compliance with all state and federal debt collection laws and regulations. With this dedication to “doing it right,” the firm has never been sued for a debt collection law violation. The firm also enjoys, with pride, relationships with a number of clients that are former debtors who first encountered the firm when being sued or otherwise pursued in collection matters.

In conjunction with its collections practice, the firm also offers a full spectrum of landlord-tenant related services, including collections, evictions and management and leasing consultation. Representing thousands of rental units in Gainesville and the surrounding region, the firm is fully prepared to serve the area's residential and commercial landlord-tenant needs.

Foreclosures for lenders and lender related clients are performed by the firm utilizing title examination and insurance services through The Fund, also known as Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc.. Mr. Hayter prides himself on the prompt personal service provided to foreclosure clients at reasonable rates.