How can a person get away without paying me when they file for bankruptcy? The Bankruptcy Code and Rules written by the United States Congress are designed to give a fresh start to the honest debtors who have become unable to timely pay their debts in hopes that they once again become productive members of [...]
Pamela Stewart, Attorney at Law
A big welcome to the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court’s newest Judge, David R. Jones! David will take the bench officially October 1, 2011. David is a partner in the creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and restructuring group of Porter Hedges, and has been practicing law since 1992. He has been recognized as a “Leader in [...]
The Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled in Hall v. Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, that a debtor’s failure to reaffirm a debt secured by his pick-up truck during his Chapter 7 bankruptcy constituted a default of his loan with Ford Motor Credit. The court found that the debtor’s Chapter 7 discharge significantly impaired the secured [...]
North Carolina attorney extraordinaire O. Max Gardner is teaching a two day intensive in Chicago on June 18 & 19th. The two day intensive will be invaluable toorforeclosure defense attorneys. Max and others will be teaching how to attack the secured status of the Trustee of residential mortgage backed securitized trusts and what servicers have [...]
I realize potential clients are scared when they come to see me and are unsure of their circumstances and their future. But this does not excuse a client from fully disclosing their financial situation to me or to any bankruptcy attorney. I can’t help you – if you don’t help me. So, what are the dangers [...]
My dear Houston friend and colleague, Jeff Norman, has been appointed as the new Chapter 13 Trustee for Columbus, Ohio. Jeff begins his new job on June 1, 2011. Jeff is an experienced board certified bankruptcy attorney and litigator with over 23 years experience. He is Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the Texas [...]
