More often than they should, debt collectors contact people after the bankruptcy is over. I’m Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer Robert Weed, and I hate it when people do illegal stuff to my customers. When debt collectors pester my clients after bankruptcy, I hate it.

More often than they should, debt collectors contact people after the bankruptcy is over. I’m Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer Robert Weed, and I hate it when people do illegal stuff to my customers. When debt collectors pester my clients after bankruptcy, I sue them.  That’s why I was glad to see what the Second Circuit […]

Consistency Lacking If you are looking for consistency among the bankruptcy judges and the bankruptcy trustees in the Northern District of Illinois, you will be hard pressed to find it. Let’s start by examining the bankruptcy judges in Chicago. Each bankruptcy judge comes from a different background, has a different viewpoint with regard to debtors+ Read More

Bankruptcy and Security Clearance:  Knowing What to Do Is More Important Than Ever. Federal News Radio broke the story yesterday.  People with security clearances will have their credit checked much more often.  That was in the budget bill, just passed by Congress.

Resolve To Get Out OF Debt If you are struggling financially, you likely have been struggling for a number of years. It is very easy to fall behind on credit cards, get hit with unexpected medical expenses, and experience a job loss or other traumatic event in your life which could lead to debt. For+ Read More

On December 8, 2015, Bankruptcy Judge Daniel Collins entered an order enjoining Carla Lief, Carla’s Paralegal Services LLC, an Arizona document preparer, finding that she violated the terms of a 2009 agreement with Bankruptcy Judge Baum. On November 2, 2015 Judge Collins enjoined Ms. Lief from further document preparation work in this district for at least one year.  She ignored that injunction.

On December 8, 2015, Bankruptcy Judge Daniel Collins entered an order enjoining Carla Lief, Carla’s Paralegal Services LLC, an Arizona document preparer, finding that she violated the terms of a 2009 agreement with Bankruptcy Judge Baum. On November 2, 2015 Judge Collins enjoined Ms. Lief from further document preparation work in this district for at least one year.  She ignored that injunction.