OFFICE, VIDEO, AND PHONE CONSULT AVAILABLE: I spend two to four hours with you personally listening, planning, and preparing your best options. I have filed thousands of Chapter 7 and 13 cases, and now prepare only 3-5 cases per week. Other offices hand you over to a secretary, paralegal, junior attorney, or their children. I personally prepare your case. Compare our Avvo and Google ratings and results to the others.
EXCLUSIVE PRACTICE. Our practice is exclusively in foreclosure and bankruptcy cases. I don’t just keep abreast of foreclosure and bankruptcy law. We teach it in NBI seminars and boot camps to other attorneys.
CUSTOMER SERVICE. Toni is your legal consultant. She will guide you through the process when it comes to answering administrative questions.
I am personally available to clients for legal advice, even after the case is over. You are not under any obligation in our first session.
PAYMENT PLAN: We offer no money down options if you need to file bankruptcy immediately to stop a garnishment and don’t have cash.
Remote preparation: We have a secure “Client Portal” where you can complete your intake and upload documents from the comfort of home, saving time in the office.
Chapter 7 often runs $1200 to 1400. We work to ensure if you need a Chapter 7, you qualify for it. Chapter 13 cases pay attorneys 3500 or more. That is why, in some offices, Chapter 13 cases can be over 90% of their cases.
In 2020, I filed the first small business reorganization act bankruptcy in Kentucky, and I represent small businesses. I have been an assistant county attorney in Bullitt County and an assistant attorney general assigned to the tax department. My US Tax Court license is #51, and I was one of the first 50 attorney generals invited to the US Tax Court. We have presented seminars and co-authored a book on how to bankrupt student loans.
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- Q. Can a debt collector who placed a judgement lien on my home, also garnish wages? (In reference to a repo'd vehicle)
- A: A debt collector is not restricted to just attaching your home. He can garnish wages, a bank account, and even attach a car or furniture to be sold to satisfy the debt. All at the same time but he is limited to the amount of the debt. The judgment often allows him to collect interest and attorney fees which I have seen at 350 to 450 per hour. The fact that you are old, are disabled or have children does not protect you.
- Q. I am considering a chapter 7 bankruptcy. Do i stop personal loan pymnt thru my bank or loan co? Do i tell my loan co?
- A: I fail to see any benefit in telling your bank or lender that you are filing before you file. You would give them information that is probably not helpful to you. They are certainly not going to tell you how to not pay them or how to sue them. I would go to the bank and issue a stop payment.
- Q. I was put on my mothers car title when she purchased her lease buyout in 2022, I was removed in April 2024, an issue?
- A: Absolutely, this is a problem. You gave her your ownership interest in the car. You have some exemptions that allow you to keep your car. But if you give property away before filing, it becomes a fraudulent transfer, and you now have no exemption that allows you to keep the auto. The auto is no longer yours, so you can't use the exemption to protect it.
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