When facing a mountain of debt, it is easy to become increasingly overwhelmed and lose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. The following are important tips to keep in mind if you are filing or considering filing for bankruptcy. The Do’s Do compile the information necessary for your bankruptcy attorney to
Many of you may have read the book or seen the 1998 movie “A Civil Action” starring John Travolta as lawyer Jan Schlichtmann, an attorney who sues Beatrice Foods, Unifirst and W.R. Grace alleging the chemicals they released into the water supply of Woburn, MA caused a high incidence of leukemia in children. After settling the case against Beatrice, Unifirst, and eventually W.R. Grace for
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week amid their owner, Frank McCourt’s, turbulent divorce. Two months ago MLB Commissioner Bud Selig installed a financial overseer in hopes of preventing the team from going into financial ruin. Since that time Selig rejected a television deal that McCourt brokered with FOX that could have potentially allowed the Dodger’s
When filing for bankruptcy, being honest with your attorney is one of the most important principles to abide by. The importance of giving complete, accurate and truthful information cannot be overstated. If you do not tell your attorney the truth about your situation, he or she cannot properly advise you. Below are a few tips
A recent publication (read it here) by the ACLU calls into question the public defender system, or lack thereof, for the indigent defendant in Michigan. The Michigan Supreme Court has long struggled with how to administer the system and has settled on allowing each jurisdiction to develop its own system, requiring only that the jurisdiction submit a plan of how