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Earlier this month it was reported that Lisa Marie Presley was in debt to the tune of a cool $16.7 million and that her liquid assets were less than $20,000. This came from public records of her [...]

When someone files either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, she has a choice about secured debt (debt where a creditor can repossess or foreclose on property). The first option is to retain the property, [...]

One of the most powerful tools in the bankruptcy tool box is the automatic stay. Lawyers talk about it a lot, creditors are afraid of violating it and most debtors wonder what it is. The word [...]

Next to  divorce, bankruptcy is probably one of the most emotionally charged fields of law. The practice of bankruptcy law involves more than just filling out forms and sitting with the clients [...]

Last year in a post I wondered if 2017 would be the year of the retail bankruptcy. Now that 2017 is in the books we can look back and see that the trend of brick and mortar retailers filing [...]

Money is one of the most common causes of divorce. More precisely, lack of money or lack of control over spending money is one of the most common causes of divorce. When a couple divorces, [...]

Earlier today I retweeted a tweet by Katy Stech (@KatyStech), a bankruptcy columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Her tweet was a link to an article in the Dallas News about 62-year old Vera [...]

Google has a new app in its arts and culture category. You snap a selfie of your face and it matches you to a famous piece of artwork. Here’s an example of how it works, courtesy of the [...]

January 29 officially kicked off the annual income tax season. While technically you could have filed your taxes in January, W-2s aren’t due from employers until the end of January, and [...]

Hiring a bankruptcy attorney is one of the most important decisions you’ll make about getting a fresh start financially.  There should be no question that you need an attorney to guide you. [...]