You may want to consider buying a car prior to filing your Chapter 13 bankruptcy case. Filing bankruptcy isn’t a matter of going to your bankruptcy lawyer’s office, plunking your money down, and signing a few documents. It involves planning. First, there’s the obvious need to determine what chapter you should file under–typically 7 or…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott Senior citizens have problems with debt just like everyone else. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve met with two sweet older ladies to discuss their financial problems. First things first The first thing I do when dealing with an older client is to determine what assets…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott You may think the bankruptcy process consists of dumping information into your bankruptcy lawyer’s lap and having all your problems quickly solved. Not so. A successful bankruptcy is a team effort between you, your bankruptcy lawyer, and the lawyer’s staff I tell clients they should expect to…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott As a bankruptcy lawyer, I–surprise, surprise–meet other bankruptcy lawyers. In fact, I meet other lawyers from all over the country. I’ve also come across other lawyer’s websites and blogs, and thought it might be helpful to my readers to pass along these resources. Lex Rogerson is a…
Written Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott Your bankruptcy filing will not appear in your local newspaper. About once a month I get asked about this. Clients believe that the local newspaper reports bankruptcy filings for individuals. It doesn’t. It’s understandable that clients are worried about this bankruptcy myth. Bankruptcy is viewed as financial failure…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott Bankruptcy lawyers spend almost all their time dealing with the law as it is. After all, we’re not members of Congress. But as I deal with our bankruptcy law here in the U.S., I can’t help but wish it were different. Our bankruptcy law changed in 2005…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott James Moroney’s bankruptcy site is a “must visit” if you need information about consumer bankruptcy. The site, consumerbankruptcytutor.com, is a sort of video equivalent of the Charleston Bankruptcy Blog. Missouri attorney James Moroney explains bankruptcy basics in a multitude of videos–in fact, over seven hours of…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott “Meeting Your Bankruptcy Lawyer.” True, maybe I’ll be your bankruptcy lawyer, but I really don’t like the title of this post. It could just as well be, “Meeting Your Financial Messes Lawyer,” or something along those lines. Why? Because I may not recommend bankruptcy to…
Written by Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer, Russell A. DeMott Filing bankruptcy requires some work. Sure, you expect the bankruptcy lawyer to work, but there’s also some work that the client must do. The straight scoop If you take time to get to know me, you’ll discover that I’m, well, blunt. As subtle as a…
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