This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.

CFPB complaint data Grade B 8 complaints

Smith Law Firm, P.C. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 3 states, reputation grade B.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Smith Law Firm, P.C.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record smith-law-firm-pc Smith Law Firm, P.C.

Grade B · 8 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action

  • VOL 8
  • GRADE B
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 3
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 20%
  • ISSUE Taking/threatening an ille…
  • RANK #2,751
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: A+ Loans, Inc. (8 complaints)

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CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Smith Law Firm, P.C.'s 8 CFPB complaints sit next to A+ Loans, Inc. on the volume neighbourhood; peer NAMES stay, and disposition VALUES are this collector's. Grades compare collectors to each other - a complaint is a filing, not a proven violation. How to read a complaint count →

How the 8 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Smith Law Firm, P.C., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

B
Composite reputation score
70.9/100
Smith Law Firm, P.C.

Blends complaint volume, timely-response rate, dispute rate, and recent trend from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database into one comparable 0-100 score. Not an official CFPB rating and not a finding of wrongdoing — see methodology for the exact formula.

Complaint volume C
8
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
100%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
20%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

75.0% of Smith Law Firm, P.C.'s CFPB filings land in Montana

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state
Montana 75.0%
6 of 8 filings · 3 states touched
Spike month
2015-08 16.7%
2 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#2,751 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Smith Law Firm, P.C. compare to its peers?

How does Smith Law Firm, P.C. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Smith Law Firm, P.C. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
100%
88%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
20%
0%
19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Response speed vs. dispute rate, among similar-volume collectors

Timely response and dispute rate track only weakly together nationally (r=0.22 among collectors with 5+ complaints): answering promptly does not reliably buy Smith Law Firm, P.C. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 5 entities by Timely response rate (%) (X) and Dispute rate (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Responsive but disputedSlow & disputedResponsive & trustedSlow but undisputed 0%50%100%150% 0%50%100%150% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Smith Law Firm, P.C. vs. 4 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Smith Law Firm, P.C.Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C.Robert L. Tankel, P.A.Receivable Recovery Partners LLCSummit Consumer Group
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Smith Law Firm, P.C.'s complaint volume in context

Smith Law Firm, P.C. vs all collectors by complaint volume

Where this collector's total CFPB complaint count sits among every tracked debt collector (volume, not a quality ranking)

8 49th percentile higher than 49% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). This entry sits in this band. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). Above this entry. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Above this entry. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. Smith Law Firm, P.C. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2014-09 2025-08

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Taking/threatening an illegal action
2
Written notification about debt
1
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
1
False statements or representation
1
Communication tactics
1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
1
Disclosure verification of debt
1

Where do complaints against Smith Law Firm, P.C. come from?

Smith Law Firm, P.C.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Smith Law Firm, P.C.

Across 3 states with at least one filing

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Smith Law Firm, P.C.: nearest all-time CFPB complaint volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among collectors with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Similar filing volume

Nearest collectors by total CFPB complaints. This record: 8.

4 peers

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

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