Back in the 1970′s there was a margarine sold under the brand name Chiffon. (Or so I’ve been told. The ’70′s were a little before my time). According to the commercials, the margarine tasted so much like butter that it fooled Mother Nature. (Ok, I was around for the ’70′s, but I just don’t remember that much about [...]
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One day this week, I got so angry at my potential clients. I did not express this anger out loud, but I did want to reach across my desk and say YOU SHOULD HAVE COME HERE WEEKS OR MONTHS AGO. Three new clients, and all three of them, would have had much better options had [...]
I’ve been asked the question a thousand times.  ”How can your clients afford to file bankruptcy if they don’t have any money?”  Its a good question.  Certainly a question I asked before opening my consumer bankruptcy practice 18 years ago.  Where does the money come from? Lets start with the obvious. Family.  I have seen [...]
Attempting to be your own bankruptcy attorney is a very bad idea that almost always has disastrous results. This is true for both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. I was at bankruptcy hearings this week, and I watched a hearing in which the debtors, a husband and wife, had filed their case without [...]
Frequently I will see clients in my bankruptcy law practice that have received a demand letter from an out of state attorney seeking payment of a debt. What is the likelihood that the out of state attorney will sue to collect on the debt? The answer is not very likely! There are a couple of [...]
