Before Bankruptcy

Why You Should (Sometimes) Ask for Arbitration

Robert Weed

Aug 30, 20203 min read

Why You Should (Sometimes) Ask for Arbitration

Why You Should (Sometimes) Before Bankruptcy Ask for Arbitration The fine print in your credit card agreement likely gives you–and the...

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Robert Weed

Jul 7, 20201 min read

Get Your Money Out of Wells Fargo

If you are filing bankruptcy, Get Your Money Out of Wells Fargo. People filing bankruptcy get kicked when they are down, if they bank at...

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How a cheap car payment can help you on the bankruptcy means test.

Robert Weed

Aug 5, 20182 min read

How a cheap car payment can help you on the bankruptcy means test.

How a cheap car payment can help you on the bankruptcy means test. The 2005 Bankruptcy law, known BAPCPA or sometimes BARF, was designed...

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Robert Weed

Oct 22, 20163 min read

Debt Collectors Keep Calling Me At Work

Why do debt collectors keep calling me at work after I tell them to stop? The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects you from debt...

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Debt Collector Chad Steur Law Refuses to Pay Up

Robert Weed

Jul 8, 20162 min read

Debt Collector Chad Steur Law Refuses to Pay Up

Debt Collector Chad Steur Law Refuses to Pay Up Chad Steur Law, LLC, a debt collector, owes my client, Helen, $2280.58. So far, Steur...

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Robert Weed

Mar 6, 20162 min read

Global Client Solutions Pays Us $1500.

Global Client Solutions got $61.50 from C H and pays up $1500. C H, like many of my bankruptcy clients, tried to “settle” her debts...

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Recovery Services at 855-633-3603 Scams Ana

Robert Weed

Apr 7, 20141 min read

Recovery Services at 855-633-3603 Scams Ana

Before she came to talk to me about bankruptcy, Ana was scammed out of $200 by Recovery Services. “Recovery Services” called Ana from...

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Before bankruptcy: Getting your tax account transcripts

Robert Weed

Jan 25, 20142 min read

Before bankruptcy: Getting your tax account transcripts

Most income taxes cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, but some can. To find out whether yours can, your lawyer will need your tax account...

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Virginia Bankruptcy Consultation: Preparation Makes a Difference

Robert Weed

Jan 5, 20142 min read

Virginia Bankruptcy Consultation: Preparation Makes a Difference

I was the third lawyer Lisa saw for a Virginia Bankruptcy Consultation Lisa had a Virginia Bankruptcy consultation with two well known...

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Virginia Garnishment Law Article in Virginia Bankruptcy Law News

Robert Weed

Jan 2, 20144 min read

Virginia Garnishment Law Article in Virginia Bankruptcy Law News

Is it legal to get garnished under Virginia garnishment law in a county that you don’t live in any more? I’m a Virginia bankruptcy...

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Robert Weed

Apr 30, 20133 min read

Getting Sued After a Short Sale?

Getting Sued After Short Sale? Getting sued after a short sale is highly probable. Saw three couples this month who needed to file...

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How to Tell Your Bank to Stop Payday Loan Automatic Withdrawals

Robert Weed

Feb 24, 20132 min read

How to Tell Your Bank to Stop Payday Loan Automatic Withdrawals

How to Tell Your Bank to Stop Loan Automatic Withdrawals Stop those automatic withdrawals! I usually tell people that when we first talk....

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Before bankruptcy: How to put Mom on your car title as lien holder

Robert Weed

May 26, 20122 min read

Before bankruptcy: How to put Mom on your car title as lien holder

Before bankruptcy, sometimes you need to borrow money from Mom. You might want to borrow that money and put her on your car title. Now...

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Robert Weed

Jun 27, 20112 min read

Jewelry, my forms and your bankruptcy

Last fall, Judge Robert Mayer, our bankruptcy judge in Alexandria, tossed out the bankruptcy of a guy for lying on his forms about the...

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Before bankruptcy: Do debt collectors tell the truth?

Robert Weed

May 14, 20112 min read

Before bankruptcy: Do debt collectors tell the truth?

Before I became a bankruptcy lawyer, I thought that successful companies were generally pretty honest. I would have guessed they were...

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Before bankruptcy: Can I go to jail if I ignore this summons?

Robert Weed

Mar 26, 20113 min read

Before bankruptcy: Can I go to jail if I ignore this summons?

Around 100,000 people a year get arrested because they owe unpaid bills and ignore a court paper. Does this happen in Virginia. Yes!...

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Before bankruptcy: Stopping automatic withdrawals.

Robert Weed

Mar 7, 20112 min read

Before bankruptcy: Stopping automatic withdrawals.

<h2>Before bankruptcy: Stopping automatic withdrawals</h2> While trying to avoid bankruptcy, people sometimes authorize debt collectors...

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Before bankruptcy: "Can debt collectors call my neighbors?"

Robert Weed

Feb 6, 20112 min read

Before bankruptcy: "Can debt collectors call my neighbors?"

I’m a Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer. I talk to a lot of people in financial trouble. I talk to a lot who are harassed by debt collectors....

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Before bankruptcy: Don't pay off the car!

Robert Weed

Jan 22, 20115 min read

Before bankruptcy: Don't pay off the car!

“In bankruptcy, everything is upside down. Bad is good; good is bad.” I tell people that all the time. What does that mean? For the...

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Robert Weed

Oct 17, 20102 min read

Before bankruptcy: Why I like experian.com/reportaccess

Before bankruptcy, I like to meet with you and go over your credit report. The credit report I like best is at...

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Warrant In Debt Info

What To Do When You Get a Warrant In Debt

Warrant In Debt Info