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xIf somebody needs a fresh-start Chapter 7, you don’t want to dare put him in a Chapter 13 payment plan over the next three to five years.  There are law firms out there that will do that because they make more money in a Chapter 13.  It’s the wrong thing to do, and I will [...]

It is advantageous to have a network of other attorneys that you can talk to regarding cases.  I find myself answering many, many questions from other attorneys who dabble in bankruptcy law who may not know the ins and outs the way that I do because I’ve been doing it for 19 years, and I’m [...]

Bankruptcy is one of the very few areas under the law where once the case is over, you can really feel good about what you did as a bankruptcy attorney.  You changed their life forever financially.  You took someone who was being sued, who was being garnished, who was being harassed by creditors, who couldn’t [...]

The job of a bankruptcy attorney is to help steer the client in many ways.  First of all, to find out the information, advise on what chapter is best, and then whichever chapter it is, guide them and assist them through that process.  Obviously, you’ve got one case, a Chapter 7, that lasts 110 days [...]

Chapter 13 also involves one court date for the individual to go to, which is known as the 341 meeting of creditors.  This is where the individual will appear with their attorney in front of the trustee, the Chapter 13 trustee, and the trustee will ask specific questions under oath very similar to a Chapter [...]