Apr 28, 2020 | Blog, Financial Problems
Many lawyers are worried about the future. They are worried about their practices, which are their businesses, and whether they can survive the current pandemic. Others are confident that they can keep their practices intact, or at least continue at a...
Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, General Bankruptcy
When your business or your finances are under pressure, there are always measures that can be taken to help. We do this all the time for our clients. But the COVID-19 pandemic presents an unusual situation. We do not know how long or how severe the...
Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Debt Collection
The good news is you get to direct how that payment is applied. You should do so, because if you do fail to direct the application of the payment to a particular debt, the creditor may apply the payment as it chooses to. There is an exception to these...
Mar 2, 2020 | Blog, Foreclosure
We recently came upon a case in which a mortgage borrower had not made a payment in over 15 years. The lender had taken no action to collect, nor to foreclose its mortgage lien. When action finally was brought, the borrower asserted that the lender had...
Feb 21, 2020 | Blog, General Bankruptcy
A: Yes. I have represented a number of clients who were incarcerated at the time. There are a few issues to consider. There may even be advantages to the client by filing while incarcerated. –This question and answer can also be found on Justia’s “Ask A...
Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, General Bankruptcy, Tax, Tax Issues
Q: A collection company has filed 1099 C or cancellation of debt forms with the IRS on past due debts they claim are mine. They have never taken legal action against me, I talked with them once after statute of limitations expired, I have never acknowledged owing...
