Before bankruptcy: Can I go to jail if I ignore this summons?
Around 100,000 people a year get arrested because they owe unpaid bills and ignore a court paper. Does this happen in Virginia. Yes! I’m a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer. About one-third of my clients...
View ArticleBefore bankruptcy: Do debt collectors tell the truth?
Before I became a bankruptcy lawyer, I thought that successful companies were generally pretty honest. I would have guessed they were more honest than most people–otherwise why were they so...
View ArticleJewelry, my forms and your bankruptcy
Last fall, Judge Robert Mayer, our bankruptcy judge in Alexandria, tossed out the bankruptcy of a guy for lying on his forms about the value of jewelry. This was a guy who owed a lot–upwards of...
View ArticleBefore bankruptcy: How to put Mom on your car title as lien holder
Before bankruptcy, sometimes you need to borrow money from Mom. You might want to borrow that money and put her on your car title. Now Congress made it illegal for me, a bankruptcy lawyer, to advise...
View ArticleHow to Tell Your Bank to Stop Payday Loan Automatic Withdrawals
Before bankruptcy, I tell my clients to stop the automatic withdrawals to those internet payday loans. They always find it’s so hard to get their banks to help. Today’s New York Times says the same...
View ArticleGetting Sued After a Short Sale?
Getting Sued After Short Sale? Getting sued after a short sale is highly probable. Saw three couples this month who needed to file bankruptcy, because they were getting sued–garnished in one case–by...
View ArticleVirginia Garnishment Law Article in Virginia Bankruptcy Law News
Is it legal to get garnished under Virginia garnishment law in a county that you don’t live in any more? I’m a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer. I see people all the time who get garnished with no notice....
View ArticleVirginia Bankruptcy Consultation: Preparation Makes a Difference
I was the third lawyer Lisa saw for a Virginia Bankruptcy Consultation Lisa had a Virginia Bankruptcy consultation with two well known bankruptcy lawyers. Then she came to see me. Both of those...
View ArticleBefore bankruptcy: Getting your tax account transcripts
Most income taxes cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, but some can. To find out whether yours can, your lawyer will need your tax account transcript. The IRS makes these available now on line. You...
View ArticleRecovery Services at 855-633-3603 Scams Ana
Before she came to talk to me about bankruptcy, Ana was scammed out of $200 by Recovery Services. “Recovery Services” called Ana from 855-633-3603 in January and told her she was in trouble for...
View ArticleCashNetUSA, “Bayview Legal” calling from 855-849-6256
Did you get called by Bayview Legal for CashNetUSA? Elle came to talk to me yesterday about bankruptcy. At our meeting, she told me about Bayview Legal. She said she had made payment arrangements with...
View ArticleGlobal Client Solutions Pays Us $1500.
Global Client Solutions got $61.50 from C H and pays up $1500. C H, like many of my bankruptcy clients, tried to “settle” her debts before talking to a bankruptcy lawyer. She paid $1,133.48 to Global...
View ArticleDebt Collector Chad Steur Law Refuses to Pay Up
Debt Collector Chad Steur Law Refuses to Pay Up Chad Steur Law, LLC, a debt collector, owes my client, Helen, $2280.58. So far, Steur refuses to pay up. Before she came to see me, Helen was being...
View ArticleDebt Collectors Keep Calling Me At Work
Why do debt collectors keep calling me at work after I tell them to stop? The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects you from debt collectors calling your workplace. But, if you tell them you...
View ArticleBefore bankruptcy: How to put Mom on your car title as lien holder
Before bankruptcy, sometimes you need to borrow money from Mom. You might want to borrow that money and put her on your car title. Now Congress made it illegal for me, a bankruptcy lawyer, to advise...
View ArticleBefore bankruptcy: How to put Mom on your car title as lien holder
Before bankruptcy, sometimes you need to borrow money from Mom. You might want to borrow that money and put her on your car title. Now Congress made it illegal for me, a bankruptcy lawyer, to advise...
View ArticleHow to Tell Your Bank to Stop Payday Loan Automatic Withdrawals
Before bankruptcy, I tell my clients to stop the automatic withdrawals to those internet payday loans. They always find it’s so hard to get their banks to help. Today’s New York Times says the same...
View ArticleGetting Sued After a Short Sale?
Getting Sued After Short Sale? Getting sued after a short sale is highly probable. Saw three couples this month who needed to file bankruptcy, because they were getting sued–garnished in one case–by...
View ArticleVirginia Garnishment Law Article in Virginia Bankruptcy Law News
Is it legal to get garnished under Virginia garnishment law in a county that you don’t live in any more? I’m a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer. I see people all the time who get garnished with no notice....
View ArticleVirginia Bankruptcy Consultation: Preparation Makes a Difference
I was the third lawyer Lisa saw for a Virginia Bankruptcy Consultation Lisa had a Virginia Bankruptcy consultation with two well known bankruptcy lawyers. Then she came to see me. Both of those...
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