Many collection agencies falsely identify themselves as law offices in order to intimidate you. This is really a collection agency. Even if they were a law firm, they cannot sue you from another state - only a lawyer licensed in your state can file a civil suit by a collection agent to recover on a delinquent account.
A real lawyer would draft a letter to demand payment if they are representing a collection agencie and never would demand payment that day or next day - only collection agencies do that. If it was legit account & a legit lawyer and you told them you could pay next month, they will accept that - send you a letter confirming the arrangement and then follow up next month.
If they tell you, you can't mail the payment and ask for your account information for an ACH payment - never do that. A legit agency or lawyer would always accept a check payment.
I received a call from this number while at work. The woman on the other end of the line introduced herself as being from the law offices of Brithe & Associates in Houston, Texas. She said I was an emergency contact for (some individual I'd never heard of).
I googled the firm name... bogus! I even looked the firm name up on the State Bar of Texas... they DO NOT exist!
I got a call today from this number looking for my sister. I looked them up and found this website http://britheassociatespllc.com/ It says they are a collections and litigation law firm. I dont know how they got my phone number they said that my number was the only number they had for my sister. I thought it was odd as my sister doesnt even list me as an emergency contact anywhere and my number is fairly new. Are you sure its a bogus firm??