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By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on May 5, 2009 in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Maryland | 1 Comment
This is the third in a series of blogs about the Statement of Financial Affairs and the questions it asks.
Question 3 is broken down into three parts, (a), (b) and (c). Part (a) requires the listing of certain payments made to creditors within the 90 days before the case is filed if your debts are [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on May 2, 2009 in Bankruptcy Cases & Legislation, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Maryland | 1 Comment
On April 30, the US Senate voted against S. 61, a bill that would let judges modify home mortgages in bankruptcy. Karen Oakes wrote an excellent article, “Congress Votes Against Consumers Modifying Home Mortgages In Bankruptcy” discussing the vote.
But some might wonder why the banking industry would fight so hard, and spend so much money, [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Apr 8, 2009 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Maryland | 1 Comment
This is the second in a series of blogs about the Statement of Financial Affairs and the questions it asks.
The first two questions in the Statement of Financial Affairs (SoFA) ask about income. Question 1 asks about income from employment or the operation of a business, and Question 2 asks about income other than from [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Apr 8, 2009 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Maryland | 0 Comments
The Statement of Financial Affairs, a detailed financial history that must be filed in all bankruptcy cases, is long and complex. Accordingly, my series about this document consists of many parts. This blog will serve as a “Table of Contents” with links to all of the articles, and will be updated as articles are posted.
Statement [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Apr 1, 2009 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Maryland | 0 Comments
This is the first in a series of blogs about the Statement of Financial Affairs and the questions it asks.
The Statement of Financial Affairs (SoFA) is a rather long document that is filed in every bankruptcy case. It consists of 18 questions if you don’t have a business, and 25 if you do.
This series of [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Mar 24, 2009 in Credit, Bankruptcy, and Society, Maryland | 0 Comments
President Obama’s proposed budget calls for a deficit of over One Trillion Dollars. How much is a trillion?
One Trillion Dollars can pay the rent for every renter in the US for three years…
One Trillion Dollars can pay the mortgages for every homeowner in the US for 14 months…
One Trillion Dollars can buy all the homes [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Mar 15, 2009 in Credit, Bankruptcy, and Society, Maryland | 0 Comments
So read the headling in this CNN-Money story. As this article noted:
Just last month, Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis warned lawmakers at a high-profile Congressional hearing on the government’s $700 billion rescue plan that he had no doubts 2009 would be an “awful year” for the credit card industry.
Unfortunately for Lewis and his peers, [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Mar 14, 2009 in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Featured, General Bankruptcy Information, Maryland, Means Testing | 0 Comments
Clients always ask how much their Chapter 13 Plan payment will be, and how much they will have to pay the Chapter 13 Trustee each month.
This isn’t an easy question to answer, since there are four different tests used to determine the number: the Means Test, the Chapter 7 Liquidation Test, the Disposable Income Test, [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Mar 13, 2009 in Credit, Bankruptcy, and Society, Maryland | 0 Comments
This week’s media has been filled with stories about the Dow’s 9% increase, GM’s refusal of the next installment of its bailout money, Citibank’s report of being in the black so far this year, and banks’ requests to return TARP money.
So with all this good news, does it mean that the recession has “bottomed out,” [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bweiss@jgllaw.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 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. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (115) on Feb 2, 2009 in Bankruptcy Myths, Benefits of Bankruptcy, Maryland | 0 Comments
According to this article in the February 2, 2009 Charlotte Observer, 3,400 people have already applied for 2,100 temporary summer jobs at the local Carowinds amusement park, more than triple the usual number. Of interest are the types of people applying.
Carowinds Human Resources Director Sandy Cranford said that the jobs usually attract college students, but [...]
