Bankruptcy can be tricky. I recently met with a potential bankruptcy client who had filed her first case on her own (also known as a pro se bankruptcy). Like almost all pro se bankruptcy cases, it got dismissed. After she came to meet with me to discuss refiling the bankruptcy case, she was completely shocked […]
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Halloween is almost here. Some people are scared to death. Who can blame them with all of these scary looking people like the ones in this picture walking around? For others, Halloween is a day of fun. Who doesn’t like parties along with trick or treating? I believe that your experience of Halloween depends on
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I recently took a break from the bankruptcy attorney world and visited Los Angeles, California. During our trip, my family and I set out for the tar pits in downtown LA. After we finished our interesting adventure at the tar pits, I noticed this huge rock down the street. I had to check this out.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the City of Detroit has hired a bankruptcy attorney to tell their creditors to accept pennies on the dollar or be completely wiped out if the city files bankruptcy. Kevyn Orr is the bankruptcy attorney that has been hired by the governor of Michigan to negotiate this debt
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Do you remember when you were a kid and you hesitated to get in the water? Were you the kind of kid that slowly got in or did you just take the plunge? Do you remember how good it felt when you finally made the jump? As a kid, I remember thinking to myself, “This
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“Who qualifies for Chapter 7 bankruptcy?” About an hour before I wrote this blog post, I spoke to a potential bankruptcy client who was so distressed because one of her friends told her, “You cannot wipe out debt anymore with bankruptcy. Haven’t you heard? They changed the law a few years ago.” I cannot believe
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A person walks into my office under a sever amount of financial stress. They have not slept well in weeks. Creditors are calling them day and night. It feels like the world is crashing down upon them. Chapter 13 comes to the rescue. They leave my office feeling like a great weight has been lifted
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Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be a great tool for paying off an IRS tax lien without having to pay the entire amount owed on the lien. However, you must understand that in dealing with the IRS in bankruptcy, there always seems to be exceptions. If you want to know how the law applies to your
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I love that scene in Sudden Impact where Clint Eastwood says to the bad guy, “Go ahead. Make my day.” I know that some people get so frustrated with nasty debt collectors that sometimes they just want to face them off Clint Eastwood style. However, in the state of Georgia, this is a bad idea.
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During World War II, United States bombers wreaked havoc on their enemies. Some of these bombers were able to carry 2000 pound bombs. Can you imagine witnessing the damage of one of these bombers in action? In October 2005, our wonderful Congress decided to declare war on U.S. debtors after receiving 40 million dollars in
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