By L. Jed Berliner, Massachusetts Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: L. Jed Berliner, Massachusetts Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: L. Jed Berliner, Massachusetts Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ljedberliner@gmail.com
Site: http://www.berlinerlaw.com
About: Attorney L. Jed Berliner has concentrated his law practice in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, creditors' rights and debtor's remedies since 1982, having generally practiced since 1976. He opened the Berliner Law Firm of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1988 and now practices exclusively in consumer bankruptcy and related consumer protection litigation.
Attorney Berliner received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Cornell University in 1972, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas in 1977. He practiced general law in northern Michigan, established a bankruptcy concentration in Boston, MA in 1982, and established his Springfield, MA practice in 1988.
Attorney Berliner is a regular and active contributor to the Bankruptcy Law Network, the Bankruptcy Roundtable, and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, three specialized consumer bankruptcy forums on the Internet, and is an informal mentor to regional practitioners. He contributed to the local rules on electronic filing rules and is recognized by his peers as an expert in consumer bankruptcy issues. He thoroughly enjoys being rated "excellent" in his client surveys.See Authors Posts (112) on Apr 15, 2008 in Bankruptcy Myths, Featured, Massachusetts | 0 Comments
Repeat after me: “Bankruptcy stops collection lawsuits. Bankruptcy stops collection judgments.” Now, go write this on the blackboard 100 times.
Bankruptcy is a federal right, direct from the U.S. Constitution. Collection lawsuits are state law and they lose out to the superior federal law.
If anyone tells you otherwise, please PLEASE immediately write [...]
By L. Jed Berliner, Massachusetts Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: L. Jed Berliner, Massachusetts Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: L. Jed Berliner, Massachusetts Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ljedberliner@gmail.com
Site: http://www.berlinerlaw.com
About: Attorney L. Jed Berliner has concentrated his law practice in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, creditors' rights and debtor's remedies since 1982, having generally practiced since 1976. He opened the Berliner Law Firm of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1988 and now practices exclusively in consumer bankruptcy and related consumer protection litigation.
Attorney Berliner received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Cornell University in 1972, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas in 1977. He practiced general law in northern Michigan, established a bankruptcy concentration in Boston, MA in 1982, and established his Springfield, MA practice in 1988.
Attorney Berliner is a regular and active contributor to the Bankruptcy Law Network, the Bankruptcy Roundtable, and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, three specialized consumer bankruptcy forums on the Internet, and is an informal mentor to regional practitioners. He contributed to the local rules on electronic filing rules and is recognized by his peers as an expert in consumer bankruptcy issues. He thoroughly enjoys being rated "excellent" in his client surveys.See Authors Posts (112) on Apr 15, 2008 in Bankruptcy Myths, Benefits of Bankruptcy, Massachusetts | 0 Comments
You can still file bankruptcy on a charged-off debt. Any statement otherwise violates federal law and can put money in your pocket. Please, PLEASE, immediately write down all details of the call and contact your attorney.
I must repeat the February 15, 2007 post of my colleague, Susanne Robicsek. A charge-off is a creditor’s accounting entry [...]
By Kurt O'Keefe, Attorney at Law
closeAuthor: Kurt O'Keefe, Attorney at Law
Name: Kurt O'Keefe Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: koklaw@gmail.com
Site: http://www.koklaw.com
About: graduated University of Michigan, cum laude, 1976
Wayne State University Law School, 1979
Michigan state chair, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
member, American Bankruptcy Institute
member, pro bono panel, Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Court
Admitted to practice, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
certified in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of CertificationSee Authors Posts (82) on Apr 15, 2008 in Benefits of Bankruptcy, Michigan | 0 Comments
As the Fed has pumped up the money supply, prices are inevitably rising.
Gas, now food, increasing first.
With mortgage-home equity borrowing having dried up, it seems people are using credit card debt to make up the difference.
This is not a good strategy. You cannot borrow your way out of a [...]
By Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law
closeAuthor: Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law
Name: Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law
Email: craig@cwalaw.com
Site: http://www.cwalaw.com
About: Helping consumers in every county in Minnesota since 1987. Call (952) 831-1995, or visit my website, to set up an initial consultation and learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (89) on Apr 15, 2008 in Bankruptcy Myths, Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Means Testing | 0 Comments
It is unlikely the bankruptcy petition has to be amended if your income increases after the case is filed. This is because the bankruptcy petition, which is a document whose accuracy you have verified under penalty of perjury, is supposed to accurate as of the date you signed it, and as of the date [...]
