I Need to File Bankruptcy, But I’m Worried About My Job… If you have a job, need to file bankruptcy, and are worried about getting fired because of it, you probably shouldn’t be. The bankruptcy code prevents employers from firing you just because you have ... Read full article
Clients are always concerned about their credit score. It is not unusual for the question “How will bankruptcy affect my credit score?” to be the first thing that comes out of someone’s mouth when they consider bankruptcy as an option. Although ... Read full article
Why Not Student Loans? In the famous decision, Local Loan Co. vs. Hunt, the Supreme Court summed up the relatively simple policy behind our bankruptcy laws: the ”honest but unfortunate” debtor is given the opportunity to start over, “unhampered by the ... Read full article
Follow These Steps to Pay Down Your Credit Card Debt Perhaps like many Americans your New Year’s resolution involves paying down credit card debt. After all, even the most ardent supporter of the plastic hears that little voice in the back of their head ... Read full article
Previously, I discussed the bankruptcy rule that employers cannot fire or otherwise discriminate against employees because they filed for bankruptcy. However, I also mentioned the difficulty in sometimes proving the causation element between the filing ... Read full article
In September of 2011 I took an informal survey of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney (“NACBA”) members on professional burnout. Through a post on the NACBA listserv discussion group I asked NACBA members to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 how ... Read full article
Does Bankruptcy Affect Military Security Clearance? There is large presence of military service members in San Diego, California and many of our armed forces members frequently call me up and ask me about the effect of bankruptcy on military clearance. ... Read full article
Hello everyone, I am new here. We are an Insolvency Consultancy in the UK and help struggling businesses. Bankruptcy & Voluntary Liquidation ... Read full article
Qualifying for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: The Story of Toni Braxton In October 2010, six-time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton filed for bankruptcy a second time. In her Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, Braxton claimed debts of between $10 million and $50 ... Read full article
Recently in San Diego, two extreme examples of apparent financial woes have led to tragic ends. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/07/services-held-two-families-separate-murder-suicide/ ... Read full article
