'I had to get serious': Former state Rep. Ron Stephens says bankruptcy was ... Belleville News Democrat Ron Stephens filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. Stephens on Wednesday said the bankruptcy filing was a contributing factor in his decision to step down. "The politics of it were minimal. I think a lot of people can relate in these times, ...
Using Bankruptcy's Automatic Stay to Protect People in Chicago Exec Digital (press release) As such, creditors can be held strictly liable for contacting individuals in the midst of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or while completing a Chapter 13 plan. Also, judgments may not be enforced against property of the estate. The automatic stay stops any act ...
Bankruptcy Conversion: is It Right for You? DigitalJournal.com (press release) Bankruptcy conversion is an important tool for those who feel their current bankruptcy chapter filing is inappropriate, considering their current fiscal situation. For example, someone who has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, known as a wage earner's ...
Racial bias and bankruptcy: Implications for the 2012 election UC Berkeley (blog) ... in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies shows that lawyers are about twice as likely to steer blacks debtors filing for bankruptcy towards the harsher chapter 13 than they are other filers, whom they are more likely to steer towards chapter 7.
Means Test in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy JD Supra (press release) If you are considering filing for bankruptcy protection, call Fresno bankruptcy attorney Jerry R. Lowe at (559)513-8535. Mr. Lowe provides representation for debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy matters throughout California's Central Valley ...
IN RE LINARES Leagle.com This matter comes before the court on the Motion of Michael A. Ostroff, attorney for the Debtor, seeking compensation in the sum of $3500.00 for services rendered in this case while it was being prosecuted as a case under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy...