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Better Business Bureau Accredited A+

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/05/2024 - 18:05

The Better Business Bureau just renewed my A+ accreditation. I’ve been a member of the BBB for more than twenty years.

Avvo Client Choice Award

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/05/2024 - 17:28

 

I’m out until August 26

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 08/10/2024 - 19:01

I’ll be gone for two weeks
 
I’m leaving for the longest vacation since I became a Virginia lawyer in 1985. If you want to talk to a qualified bankruptcy lawyer right away, I can suggest these two.  Michael Sandler, in Woodbridge.  Or Ashley Morgan, in Herndon.
I’d like to talk to you the week of August 26

Virginia Mortgage Relief Helped Prevent Foreclosures

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 23:44

Virginia Mortgage Relief HAF Program Runs Out of Money
Virginia Mortgage Relief Homeowner Assistance FundVirginia Mortgage Relief HAF Program was financed by the American Rescue Plan

The Chapter 13 Trustee Will Have Objections

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 22:00

Let’s schedule a meeting now. We know the Trustee will object.
Chapter 13 Trustee Thomas GormanWhen your Zoom meeting with Thomas Gorman is over, he’ll go back to his desk and send us his objections to our Chapter 13 plan. He always does.

Valuing Your Clothes and Furniture on Your Bankruptcy Papers

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 22:37

“You mean to tell me you don’t have any underwear!”
 
When I was much younger, I practiced bankruptcy law in Baltimore City. Judge Kiser, the bankruptcy judge, made people inventory their underwear.  

Better Homestead for Single Homeowners in Virginia July 1

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 19:53

Whether You Can File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Keep Your House Depends on Your State Homestead Law
Until 2020, Virginia had the worst bankruptcy homestead protection in the country. Single homeowners (Virginia has great protection for real estate owned by married couples), could protect only $5000. That was written in the Virginia Code in 1919, when $5000 would have protected almost every house in Northern Virginia.

Before Bankruptcy, Don’t Let Your Credit Score Trick You

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 23:03

Before Bankruptcy, There Are Two Ways Your Credit Score Tricks You
 
Are you worried about what bankruptcy will do to your credit score?
Your credit score is the tool the banks and credit card companies use to trick you into paying them, even when you can’t afford it. Think for a moment. Is your credit score more important than feeding your children?  Probably not.

Make your mortgage payment in Chapter 13

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/07/2024 - 01:05

Make your mortgage payment in Chapter 13
It’s easy to lose track of your mortgage payments in Chapter 13.  They don’t call you if you miss a payment.  It seems like nothing happens.
But if you slip back to three or four payments behind, they go to the judge and ask permission to foreclose you.  Even if you scramble to catch up, they tack on legal fees that you have to pay.

Success in Chapter 13: What You Need to Know

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 21:59

Success in Chapter 13: What You Need to Know
You want to be one of three consumers who succeed in Chapter 13.  As the lawyer in over a thousand successful Chapter 13 cases, I’ve collected tips for success in Chapter 13.
The Chapter 13 Trustee in Northern Virginia is Thomas Gorman

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