According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings increased 31.9% in 2009, increasing from 1,117,641 in 2008 to 1,473,675 in 2009.
Business filings for 2009 were up 40%, from 43,533 in 2008 to 60,837.
Non-business filings were up 32%, from 1,074,108 in 2008 to 1,412,838.
Chapter 7 filings totaled 1,050,832, up 41% from 744,364 in 2008.
Chapter 11 filings increased 50%: 15,189, up from 10,147 in 2008.
Chapter 13 filings totaled 406,962, up 12% from 362,705 in 2008.
Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 26 years.
Mr. Weiss has received international media attention in connection with the cases he had handled. He has been interviewed by Barbara Walters on The View, appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News with Peter Jennings, the Montel Williams Show, BBC World Service, German state television, and numerous local radio and television programs, and been quoted in Money magazine, The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, among others.
An honors graduate and award-winning National Moot Court Competition national finalist at the University of Maryland School of Law, Mr. Weiss served as law clerk to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court before entering into private practice. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mr. Weiss is a strong advocate for his clients.
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