November 08, 2010 October Filings Hold Steady 2007 2008 2009 % 2010 % Jan 55,200 70,300 89,000 27% 102,600 15% Feb 58,800 79,500 102,000 28% 117,800 15% March 73,100 90,400 131,000 45% 159,200 22% April 67,800 93,200 128,700 38% 146,200 14% May 69,900 89,700 120,400 34% 133,500 11% June 67,300 […]
Hey folks. I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish anyone who might be reading this blog a Happy Thanksgiving. In two days it will be Black Friday, yes, the most popular day to run up credit cards of the year. I will actully be working in my office on Black Friday meeting new […]
Maryland’s courts adopted a rule to make it easier for homeowners in foreclosure proceedings to challenge lenders’ documents that they believe are fraudulent. The rule, approved by the Court of Appeals of Maryland today, can shift from homeowners to lenders the burden of proving documents are legitimate. Hundreds of inaccurate or fraudulent affidavits have turned […]
A report set to be published in the American Journal of Medicine in August, but already online, shows that more than 60 percent of personal bankruptcies filed in 2007 could be attributed to medical bills. The study also says that over 75 percent of those who filed for bankruptcy because of medical bills had […]
At the Maryland Bankruptcy Center, our lawyers are always trying to educate ourselves so that we can pass on important information to our Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 client’s. I saw this article on a great consumer bankruptcy website and I thought I would pass it on. Check it out. And if you have any […]
This economy stinks. According to an article I read in the Baltimore Sun, more Americans are living in poverty and without health care. The good news, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 personal consumer bankruptcy is still available to all Marylanders. Call or e-mail us if you need a Maryland Bankruptcy attorney to help you choose […]
I saw this today and thought it was a really informative article and wanted to pas it on to any readers of the Maryland Bankruptcy Center blog: MOTHERHOOD AND BANKRUPTCY In most discussions of bankruptcy, there are few mentions of the rising costs of motherhood/parenthood, especially considering the current economic state of affairs, whereby families […]
The American Bankruptcy Institute is an incredible organization which helps educate bankruptcy professionals and consumers with regard to current bankruptcy news and information. It’s contributors are some of the most well-educated bankruptcy professionals in the country. Although I have been a Maryland bankruptcy lawyer for almost 20 years, I learn something new every day. I […]
I was looking around the web this morning for interesting articles on consumer Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, and debt relief in general, and I found this intersting article from the Washington Post in 2008. This was written BEFORE the recession and unemployment really hit us hard, but it still applies. Some people think […]
Some people say that famous people can get away with anything. This article shows that this is not true. One of the New Jersey housewives (ironically, one who I actually ran into while visiting the Borgata Hotel this summer in Atlantic City!), recently filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy recently, and what follows is an article written […]
