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Are You Looking for a Bankruptcy Lawyer in Springfield VA? Hi. I’m Northern VA bankruptcy lawyer Robert Weed.  I’ve helped twelve thousand people in Northern VA get anew start in life with bankruptcy.  Do you need a new start? Are you looking for a bankruptcy lawyer near Springfield VA?  There are no bankruptcy lawyers in […]The post Springfield VA Bankruptcy Lawyer Information by Robert Weed appeared first on Robert Weed.

JCH LAW FIRM is pleased to announce that Attorney Jeff Hsu, Certified Bankruptcy Specialist with the State Bar of California, will be presenting along with fellow attorney Dennis Huang this Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Institute of Internal Auditors.  The presentation topic will address issues of bankruptcy fraud.
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Many people assume that their business will not be affected when they file bankruptcy.  They may be very wrong in that assumption.  Why?  The answer is “it depends on the type of bankruptcy filed”.  Most individuals file a chapter 7 bankruptcy.  In a chapter 7 the individual cannot keep their business, assuming it has any value.  Instead, it will be sold by the bankruptcy trustee and the funds paid to the creditors.   Even if the business is valueless the creditors still have a potential claim.  Also, the individual needs to consider how to protect future profits before continuing to operate the business.
For example: In re NAKHUDA, ) Bk. No. 14-41156 , BAP No. NC-14-1235-TaPaJu (9th Cir, 3/2/15).  In this case the Debtor disputed that a chapter 7 debtor, as matter of law, must shut down a business and turn it over to the trustee upon filing for bankruptcy.  The Debtor asserted that the Code is not so “black or white”.  Unfortunately the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with the Debtor.
          “A chapter 7 debtor is required by statute to cease operation of a business upon filing for bankruptcy. First, as discussed in more detail below, a debtor has the affirmative duty to surrender all estate property and records to the chapter 7 trustee. See 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(4). Unauthorized continuing operation of a chapter 7 debtor-owned business and retention of control over its assets is absolutely inconsistent with this statutory mandate. Further, the Code also makes clear that continued operation, if allowed at all, can only occur by (or in cooperation with) the chapter 7 trustee and only after approval by the bankruptcy court. See 11 U.S.C. § 721 (“The court may authorize the trustee to operate the business of the debtor for a limited period, if such operation is in the best interest of the estate and consistent with the orderly liquidation of the estate.”) (emphasis added). Thus, “[u]nlike in a chapter 11 case, where the Code expressly authorizes the debtor to continue to operate its business, in a chapter 7 case, the bankruptcy court can authorize only the trustee, and not the debtor, to operate the debtor’s business pursuant to section 721.” 6 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 721.01 (Alan N. Resnick & Henry J. Sommer eds., 16th ed. 2012) (emphasis added). ”
The moral is – never file for bankruptcy without first talking to a very experienced bankruptcy attorney.  Also, you need to be warned away from using any company, lawyer or document preparer who advertises their fees in an attempt to offer the “lowest price possible”.  Document preparers are not allowed to give you any legal advice, that includes correcting your misconceptions about how the bankruptcy may affect you or your property.  Also, law firms who advertise on TV, billboard or the Internet must pay for that advertising.  They do this by treating their clients like cattle – mass producing milk at the lowest rate possible.  They also do this by not providing quality legal advice tailored to the specifics of the individual.  Be very careful or you may have a very nasty surprise  waiting.
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Looking for a Bankruptcy Lawyer Near Triangle VA? Hi, I’m Prince William County Bankruptcy Lawyer Robert Weed. The Law Office of Robert Weed has handled six thousand bankruptcies in Prince William County.  About three hundred with people in Triangle VA. We’ve done the most bankruptcies of any law firm in Prince William County. Two of my […]The post Triangle VA Bankruptcy Lawyer Information by Robert Weed appeared first on Robert Weed.