Lake Geneva Attorney, Shannon Wynn, Receives Distinguished Service Award from Walworth County Bar Association

In a recent chapter 13 bankruptcy filing, a debtor was attempting to recover his towed and impounded vehicle. The vehicle was impounded due to unpaid parking tickets owed to a village. The tow company towed the vehicle and was unwilling to release the vehicle back to the debtor. The tow company would not provide simple+ Read More

How Can I Tell If It’s a Scam? I’m a bankruptcy lawyer.  I know many people do NOT want to think about bankruptcy.  (It doesn’t much bother Donald Trump.)  So instead of a bankruptcy lawyer, they talk to someone else. People who need a bankruptcy but want something else, often end up in scams.

According to a press-release from the National Association of Consumer  Bankruptcy Attorneys “NACBC” – across the country, consumers are falling prey to a new scam targeting people who have filed for bankruptcy and others ju

According to a press-release from the National Association of Consumer  Bankruptcy Attorneys “NACBC” – across the country, consumers are falling prey to a new scam targeting people who have filed for bankruptcy and others just getti

What does life feel like after bankruptcy? When you file for bankruptcy, it's usually because there's no better option for you to get your finances under control. Your credit's shot, your phone's ringing off the hook and the mail is piling up. You sit down with your bankruptcy attorney and plot out a course for Read the article

If you have insurmountable debt and you are considering a Walworth County bankruptcy, you probably have a lot of questions. Some questions you may be asking yourself are: Is bankruptcy right for me? What will happen to my debt? How much does it cost? Below we have outlined some frequently asked questions regarding the basics of filing a Walworth County bankruptcy.
 
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Walworth County Bankruptcy
Q: How do I know if filing a Walworth County bankruptcy is right for me?

The thought of losing one’s credit cards is a terrifying idea for some that are struggling with debt.  In fact, such a fear prevents many people from actually filing for bankruptcy.  The big fear is that bankruptcy will haunt them for life and prevent them from obtaining credit in the future.  Everyone dreams of purchasing+ Read More

Good news for current and former Oregon and Washington Chapter 13 Bankruptcy filers who saw their mortgage payments rise with little or no notice during the pendency of their Chapter 13 Bankruptcy cases. The U.S. Trustee Program has now entered into a national settlement agreement with Wells Fargo Bank which will require the lender to pay out nearly 82 million dollars for repeatedly failing to provide homeowners in bankruptcy with legally required notices. These failures worked to deny homeowners in bankruptcy with the chance to challenge the veracity of mortgage payment increases.

Scammers are targeting bankruptcy filers throughout the country by posing as attorneys or law office staff and telling them to immediately wire money to pay a debt.