We are reminded this Christmas to be thankful for attorneys who represent people in financial distress. Wendell Sherk tells it eloquently in this reprise of his A Christmas Cheer for Consumer Lawyers. Christmas is usually a slow time for consumer bankruptcy lawyers. The phones go quiet, a few cards come in, a fruit cake from [...]
Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney
Last year St. Louis bankruptcy attorney Wendell Sherk published his riff on a popular Christmas song – Do You Owe What I Owe? We thought it worthy of sharing it with you again this holiday season. (To the tune of “Do You Hear What I Hear?”) Said the neighbor to the young man, “Do you [...]
There’s something about Halloween that makes children and adults alike feel good. Maybe it’s the costumes, perhaps it’s the candy. One thing’s for sure – there are few people who don’t smile when screaming, “Trick or treat!” Of course, there’s always the errant egging or toilet papering of the trees in front of the house. [...]
Miscellaneous fees in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts increase again on November 1, 2011. The filing fee to initiate a bankruptcy case is not technically changing, but the “administrative” fee is going up $7 so the total fees that must be paid to file a new bankruptcy case go up by $7. The new total [...]
The National Consumer Law Center has launched the Bankruptcy Mortgage Project, a treasure trove of legal resources about home mortgage issues in consumer bankruptcy cases. The NCLC website collects local rules, forms, general orders and opinions about consumer mortgage issues from the 352 bankruptcy judges in 89 judicial districts in the United States. It serves [...]
Bankruptcy is not for liars, cheats and crooks. Debt discharge is reserved for honest, but unfortunate, debtors who need a fresh start in life. If you do not want to come clean and make a full and honest disclosure of all your financial affairs, bankruptcy is not for you. Only people who tell all [...]
