If you file for bankruptcy without a lawyer, you can usually get most of the way to the finish line. Unfortunately, “almost” is good enough only in horseshoes and hand grenades – not in bankruptcy.
For a layman filing a Chapter 13 case without a lawyer, he didn’t do too badly.
He got credit counseling and filed the certificate.

Many clients “surrender” their house as part of their Chapter 7 bankruptcy and assume that said act will allow them to put their homeowner’s “experience” totally in their rear view mirror. Unfortunately, in the context of dealing with secured debt (such as mortgages or car loans) in bankruptcy, the term “surrender”does not mean what many people think it does.

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Here at Shenwick & Associates, many of our clients have complex bankruptcy cases involving factors that often lead to increased scrutiny by the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees assigned to the cases, as well as by the United States Trustee Program (USTP), a component of

Warning – this article is fairly technical. It’s an important issue if you’re thinking about filing for bankruptcy and have student loan debt, so skim it to get some ideas.
At least once a week, a client comes in to me with a lot of credit card debt and student loans they can’t pay.

Many people may not realize that planning ahead for bankruptcy may help you save money, aside from protecting your assets.  Planning ahead includes taking a number of important steps to ensure you complete the process faithfully to the best of your knowledge.  Taking time to get advice from informed professionals can help you obtain a [...]

Never got one of these on a report card so I am extremely pleased to report that our law firm has obtained an ‘A+’ rating from the Better Business Bureau for our Bankruptcy and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act work.

Credit card debt settlement can leave you owing taxes on the forgiven balance.
If you’re in debt and have only one or two credit cards that you need to clear up, you may want to look into settling your debt.

As a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer, people ask me almost every day, do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure? When I try to answer that question, we look at the credit reports.  Usually, the first mortgage shows “foreclosed” with a zero balance.  Does that mean you are safe?  Does that mean you don’t owe the [...]The post Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure–update! appeared first on Robert Weed.