State toll booth operator files for bankruptcy, turning to a bankruptcy attorney to restructure debts in order to stay solvent. Toll booths, and now tolls without booths are all over South Florida, with the money we all see the State raking in, who would think a toll booth operator would ever have to turn to […]

Chapter 7 bankruptcy helped football star Warren Sapp. Warren Sapp won a national championship in college football at the University of Miami. He then went on to a great NFL Career and won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He made millions of dollars both on and off the field. One would think […]

Chapter 13 bankruptcy can stop foreclosure. If you facing a foreclosure, filing a chapter 13 bankruptcy could save your home. A timely filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan can stop a foreclosure sale and save your home. As the economy has taken its toll on S. Florida families, foreclosures have mounted. Many individuals simply can no […]

The Bankruptcy Means test? What is it? How will it apply to you, many individuals have this question as they make the decision on whether to file bankruptcy. The bankruptcy means test determines whether your income is too much to file a chapter 7 bankruptcy or whether you need to file a chapter 13 bankruptcy. […]

Will I lose property if I file bankruptcy? That is the question many people are concerned about, will I lose my home, my car, my other possessions? That is why you need to consult with an experienced bankruptcy attorney. Under law, you are entitled to certain exemptions that will protect your property from creditors if […]

Filing for bankruptcy is not always scary. Many people face money problems through no fault of their own. Loss of a job, medical bills, mounting credit card debt, anyone can hit a rough patch. the question is, are you willing to do something about it? The bankruptcy code is there to help people who cannot […]

Bankruptcy judge rules on scoreboard. A bankruptcy judge has ordered Cal Poly State to keep a convicted felon’s name up on the scoreboard. Al Moriarty ran a financial services firm and had been a big booster of the school’s football program and paid for an advertisement on the scoreboard. The problem? He was then convicted […]

Student loans and bankruptcy. Certain student loans could be discharged in bankruptcy. A recent court ruling could change the way certain student loans are treated in a bankruptcy. Student loans have always been difficult to discharge in bankruptcy.  Student loans are dischargeable in a bankruptcy if the Debtor can show “undue hardship”, but that standard […]

County pays bankruptcy lawyers a bundle.  Jefferson County, Alabama, in 2011 filed at the time the  largest municipal bankruptcy in the history of the United States. Jefferson’s county troubles were due to a sewer project dogged by political corruption. The debacle resulted in a $4.23 billion bankruptcy case. The legal bills related to the bankruptcy were […]

Bankruptcy lawyers help countries in debt. Most people think of only individuals in financial straights needing to contact a bankruptcy lawyer to assist them in filing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. However, entire countries something need the assistance of a qualified bankruptcy attorney. Many countries run up debt to other nations and simply cannot […]