It appears there may be an issue regarding free speech & bankruptcy lawyers…From the New York Times:
The new free-speech battleground, he says, is whether the government can gag lawyers seeking to help their clients arrange their financial affairs.
Click here to read the rest…it involves the Supreme Court:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/us/23bar.html?hpw
Allegedly, some law firms are seeing increases in their bankruptcy practice due to the economic downturn:
Bankruptcy work has been growing with the surge in bankruptcy filings.
Click here to read the story from Dayton Ohio:
http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories
This story is about bankruptcy lawyers & the increase in work they are experiencing…
The state of the economy, the sharply rising number of bankruptcy filings and the passing of the mortgage cram-down bill in the U.S. House last week are causing many Chicago law firms to build up their bankruptcy departments.
Click here to read the full story…
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=123267
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
A long time ago, some countries would put debtors in prison if they didn’t pay back their debts.
Do they exist now? Not officially in the U.S.
But, this Business Week article posits that there may be “debt prisoners” today depending on how you look at it.
Click here to read the article.
http://www.businessweek.com/
Read it for yourself and see [...]
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
This has a quick blurb on the effect on your credit score if the debtor files for bankruptcy.
http://www.prnewsnow.com/Blog/NexusLab/228260.html
Does anyone know if this is correct?
Post in comments if you know or have any links to other information…
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