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The Case of the Sequaciously Servile Lawyer
“Butler-style” representation, under which the sequaciously servile lawyer does whatever the client wants and then cites that client’s command as a shield to the improper actions has no place in bankruptcy court or in any court." The above alliterative quote is taken...
2010 Bankruptcy Filings Up 14%
An interesting blog post with this information from Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney Brett Weiss: "According to the 2010 Fiscal Year statistics from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the number of bankruptcies filed between October 1, 2009 and September 30,...
Does a Higher Minimum Wage Reduce Jobs ? New Study Says No
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MtwgGqJAyY&feature=player_embedded] Oct. 7 - TRNN As the November elections near, The Real News looks at strategies to increase purchasing power to stimulate the economy. In an interview with The Real News, Arindrajit Dube,...
The 99ers
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZswDiRMGy4] John Rogers, Kentucky Bankruptcy Attorney
Foreclosure Fraud for Dummies
A great blog post written by former "financial engineer" Mike Konczal. In a five-part report, he takes folks that are uninitiated in the ways and means of national mortgage companies, through the process of how they defraud the system and courts. This information is...
New Bankruptcy Means Test Median Family Income Numbers Are Out
Predictably, as the economy worsens, the Median Family Income numbers used by bankruptcy lawyers to calculate folks eligibility to file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy have gone down. Consequently, it is now a little harder to be eligible to file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. These...