About Us

The firm's partners have over 40 years of experience in helping hospitals, physicians, collection agencies, governmental entities, and various other businesses increase their bottom line. The attorneys are assisted by a support staff that includes paralegals, legal assistants, collectors, Board Certified Physicians, medical billers, certified patient account technicians, and a clerical staff. The law firm has been appointed by the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey as Special Counsel to several State Departments to handle collection matters. The law firm handles claims and appears in all of New Jersey's twenty-one counties.

Howard Schachter, Esq. | Darin S. Portnoy, Esq. 

Steven I. Greenberg, Esq. | Alfredo Ramos, Jr., Esq. | Susan G. Steinman, Esq.

Howard Schachter, Esq.
Member/Partner

Mr. Schachter is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Mr. Schachter was Of Counsel to Jamieson Moore Peskin & Spicer, and was the supervising attorney of the firm’s Collection Litigation Practice before forming Schachter Portnoy, L.L.C. with fellow Member/Partner, Darin S. Portnoy. Mr. Schachter has practiced in the debt recovery/creditor’s rights area since 1988, after serving as law clerk to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Prudence B. Abram in the Southern District of New York. He has extensive experience in handling collection matters, and also served as staff attorney in the Bankruptcy section of the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC).

Mr. Schachter is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), Mercer County Bar Association (MCBA), Mercer County Bar Association Bench Bar Committee, National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA), New Jersey Creditors Bar Association, ACA International’s Members’ Attorney Program, and the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA). He also serves as a Civil Mediator/Arbitrator for the Mercer County Superior Court.

Darin S. Portnoy, Esq.
Member/Partner

Mr. Portnoy is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Mr. Portnoy was a solo practitioner prior to forming Schachter Portnoy, L.L.C. with fellow Member/Partner, Howard Schachter. He represents hospitals, physician groups, and other healthcare providers, as well as, governmental agencies, retail and commercial businesses in creditor’s rights, debt recovery, and contract matters. Mr. Portnoy regularly conducts seminars on collections, medical denials & appeals, and negotiation skills. He has also served as an adjunct professor teaching business law at Middlesex County College and Bergen Community College.

Mr. Portnoy was a past Chairman of the New Jersey Members' Attorney Program of ACA International. Mr. Portnoy serves on the Mercer County Alternative Dispute Resolution and Bench Bar Committees, and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), American Bar Association (ABA), Mercer County Bar Association (MCBA), Health Care Financial Management Association (HRMA), American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM), National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (Narca), New Jersey Creditors Bar Association, ACA International's Members' Attorney Program, and the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA).

Steven I. Greenberg, Esq.
Associate Attorney

Mr. Greenberg is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, and is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Mr. Greenberg earned his law degree from Syracuse University and, since 1992, has been practicing in the areas of collections, commercial litigation, subrogation, workers’ compensation, contracts and PIP (No-Fault). Mr. Greenberg has given seminars on collection practices and, subrogation issues, and was involved in bar association matters regarding various proposed litigation and legislation. Prior to becoming an associate with Schachter Portnoy, L.L.C., he was the managing attorney for a large subrogation and collections department.