by Haines Meyer | Oct 20, 2015 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
The Great Recession Housing prices in many markets began to plummet in 2006. For virtually all middle and lower income families and individuals who were homeowners, this meant that their only major asset had lost a tremendous amount of value. And for those whose...
by Haines Meyer | Oct 13, 2015 | Bankruptcy
“Webinars are awesome!” These three words have never been uttered in the history of the English language. But there are some very good lessons that can be learned from them, given the right people on the right topics. Bloomberg recently reported on one such webinar...
by Haines Meyer | Oct 6, 2015 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Student Loans
I’ll bet you thought kicking in for your son’s tuition was tough. College is important – we all know that. But does it really have to be that expensive? And did little Johnny really have to pick that private, four-year liberal arts college. State school is good enough...
by Haines Meyer | Sep 29, 2015 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
In part 1 we learned how our client’s battle with rheumatoid arthritis left her with limited income and a mountain of bills. In part 2, we will see how she filed for bankruptcy with our firm and completely eliminated all of her debt. After doing some research,...
by Haines Meyer | Sep 22, 2015 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy clients come in all shapes and sizes. One common scenario that drives people to bankruptcy is ill health. Here’s the story of one of our clients who used bankruptcy to free her from debts that were the result of an incurable disease. Our client used...
