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1. The Automatic Stay of a Foreclosure: The filing of a bankruptcy case, whether Chapter 7, 11 or 13, gives rise to an automatic stay that will put a stop to a pending foreclosure or any other collection efforts, with some exceptions.
2. Lien …
Five Questions every Client, Friends or Family Should Ask a lawyer offering Bankruptcy Services: 1. Is the Lawyer Certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist? 2. Has the Lawyer been practicing for 25 years? 4. Has the Lawyer practiced befor…
Back in February 2009, Congress had the opportunity to pass sweeping bankruptcy reform that would have allowed judges to modify the terms of mortgages on home residences. The House passed the legislation, but the Senate never took up the debate and t…
A recent published decision by the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that sends Chapter 13 Debtors out into the cold. In this decision (in which I represented the debtor trying to save their home) the BA…
