News Topic: bankruptcy

I was sitting with a client in my Houston law office the other day, finishing up a Chapter 7 bankruptcy signing appointment with a woman. It’s a lot of paperwork, about 40 pages of financial information about her, and the review and signing of all the ... Read full article

Lots of people I see filing bankruptcy are landlords. ... Read full article

Discharge?  Charge-off?  The two words look a lot alike.  Do they mean the same thing? ... Read full article

A bankruptcy client sent me a wonderful email yesterday.  ”I can finally see light to get on with my life.”  Why?  ”I got the job!” ... Read full article

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To get a HAMP loan modification, some people need to file bankruptcy first. I’m a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer. ... Read full article

I’m a Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer.   I talk to a lot of people in financial trouble.  I talk to a lot who are harassed by debt collectors. ... Read full article

The ongoing debate about the treatment of cleanup orders in bankruptcy looks to be getting a lot more interesting in the Second Circuit. ... Read full article

Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets , was a close friend of Bernie Madoff, and it has been generally believed since the outset of the scandal that Wilpon, his family and affiliated enterprises lost hundreds of millions in the great Ponzi ... Read full article

Judge Burton Lifland , the bankruptcy judge overseeing the liquidation proceedings of Bernard L. ... Read full article

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No doubt you have heard the terms “unsecured” and “secured” creditors? But what do these terms really mean? In reality, the concepts are quite simple. First off, a creditor is generally someone who is owed money. A common example is when you take out a ... Read full article

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