Click Here for the Podcast Version of this Post / A few weeks ago, I was at a large hardware store and watched a young father and his 3 year old son walk into the store. I was in the lightbulb section and they walked up next to me. The father let go of the […]
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Click Here for the Podcast Version of this Post / 5 Most Important Questions to Ask before Deciding to Hire a Bankruptcy Attorney There are some important questions every consumer should ask before hiring a bankruptcy attorney. Hiring the right attorney will ensure that you get the best fresh start possible after completing your case.
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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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Every now and then, I will have a potential client that walks into my office with only one creditor problem. My frustrated potential bankruptcy client will say, “I cannot believe I am going to have to file bankruptcy because of this one nasty creditor. Is there any other way out of this tangled mess?” Is
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The City of Detroit, the 18th largest city in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy. The city’s population has dropped from 2,000,000 in 1950 to approximately 700,000 today. The Wall Street Journal refers to Detroit as the “automobile capital and one time music powerhouse.” The Journal quotes Governor Rick Snyder as stating, “This [filing
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Some local governments across the United States are turning to bankruptcy to help them deal with financial pressures brought about by this awful economy. The Wall Street Journal reports that there is a growing fear among creditors that city governments will file bankruptcy not out of necessity but as a strategy. The Journal reports that
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The year 2012 is finally here and it is time to make new year’s resolutions. For some, filing bankruptcy is a great resolution. The new year is a good time to get rid of that nasty debt that is hanging over your head and won’t go away by itself. Some people think that the world
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When it comes to the subject of filing bankruptcy, there are a lot of “experts” who may say that you should never file under any circumstances. Any person who says that you should never file under any circumstances has either no idea what they are talking about or they are trying to sell you something.
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In this post, I would like to give you two important tips for making your first meeting with your bankruptcy attorney go smoothly. When you meet with your bankruptcy attorney, you must have a firm grasp on your average monthly income. If you make the same amount of money on every paycheck you receive, this
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Filing bankruptcy is a tough decision. Many of my clients from Dallas, Hiram, Dalton, Cartersville and Rome Georgia will tell me that they feel like they are a bad person because they are filing bankruptcy. This stigma bothers me because its not true and it keeps good people from getting their life back in order.
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