In the Summer of 2014, we wrote about a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan (the “Bankruptcy Court”) involving an intra-family squabble.

When Chapter 13 Makes Sense There are certain circumstances where chapter 13 makes perfect sense even though there may not be a lot of debt being repaid. A perfect example of this would be if a person’s driver’s license is suspended due to failure to pay parking tickets to the City of Chicago. Let’s say+ Read More

Chance For Dismissal This is a question that comes up on nearly every chapter 13 bankruptcy case that is filed. It is almost impossible to make it through the chapter 13 filing process without some sort of difficulty. The difficulty might stem from the trustee, a creditor, the regulations, or the debtor himself. There are+ Read More

Working with clients who fall into debt traps has made me cautious about using credit cards. That’s an understatement. I’m paranoid when it comes to debt. I pay off all personal and business credit card debts in full and never carry a balance.  In fact, I pay the accounts weekly so I don’t carry a balance on my credit report.  (That actually helps boost a credit score.)
So, I was surprised when the folks at the Debt Reduction Center sent me this advertisement letter.

Jordan E. Bublick is a North Miami Bankruptcy Lawyer - North Miami - Aventura Office - (305) 891-4055

Jordan E. Bublick is a North Miami Bankruptcy Lawyer - North Miami - Aventura Office - (305) 891-4055

In re Barrett, ND California 2016, lawyer debtor

Invest Wisely I have to share with you a cautionary tale of a prior client who had an investment in a real estate property on the South side of Chicago. The neighborhood in which he invested was not great.  In fact, it’s one of the two or three neighborhoods in Chicago that has not seen+ Read More

It’s amazing to me that people are worried about getting credit before they even completed a bankruptcy case. This is due in fact based upon Americans desire and obsession for credit. After all, credit is what more than likely got the person into financial problems to begin with. Now there are other causes of bankruptcy+ Read More

Problems Getting Paid In The Past Over the past 20 years, I have been searching for the reason or reasons why bankruptcy judges make it so difficult for bankruptcy attorneys to get paid in Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy cases. This goes all the way back to the early 1990’s when some judges would simply not+ Read More