As of Tuesday, December 1, 2015, bankruptcy cases filed must be filed with new official documents. The new documents are (allegedly) “easier for debtors to understand and complete,” and designed to facilitate some technical enhancements that will be coming to the court electronic filing system in the near future. A quick glance at the new […]
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We applaud people for taking risks and starting their own businesses. Whether through the traditional brick-and-mortar storefront or amidst the interwebs, people start their own businesses each and every day in the hopes that their creation will return handsome profits. Unfortunately, part of the business owner’s operating expenses MUST include legal fees. Not just legal fees […]
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Many people shudder at the idea of having to spend money on dreaded attorney’s fees. Especially with respect to civil matters, such as bankruptcy, people look for ways to avoid spending money on legal services. While everyone has the right to represent themself in any legal matter, people must also understand that the laws and […]
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In legal practice, sometimes you just come across a case that makes you realize you cannot make this stuff up. This case comes out of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The issue presented is whether a judgment against someone, arising from a physical altercation in which the debtor bit the […]
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This is a review of a recent case out of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama that is instructive on the power of the bankruptcy discharge, and what may follow when creditors are omitted from a type of bankruptcy case. That is, if a debtor, for whatever reason, did not list certain […]
KEEP READING . . .I saw this fairly common fact pattern once while I was sitting in state court waiting for my case to be called. I was watching a conference on a post-judgment divorce case. The wife had filed papers against her former husband alleging that he was breaching the terms of the settlement agreement because he was […]
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Are you one of the many people who suffered hardship as a result of the foreclosure bubble? Have deed in lieu and short sale options failed, and you wonder how can you ever rid yourself of the burden that is that real estate? If you’re dealing with abandoned foreclosure properties, bankruptcy may provide an answer. […]
KEEP READING . . .I understand the want to handle legal matters by yourself. The thought of having to pay legal fees makes almost everyone cringe in fear. The practice area does not matter, I see it every day. Bankruptcy. Landlord-Tenant. Commercial litigation. No one wants to pay for attorneys fees. Additionally, there is a thought floating around that […]
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