The Bankruptcy Court is Alexandria is Postponing the Trustee Hearings. Because of the corona virus, bankruptcy hearings in Alexandria VA...

The Federal Government is Pausing Foreclosures on Mortgages They Control. Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a 60 day...

Here’s our fee agreement for Chapter 13 in the Alexandria VA  Bankruptcy Court. Chapter 13 fee agreement

Virus update–March trustee hearings cancelled. No rescheduling plan has been announced yet. (Will there be a call-in plan instead??) The...

Two weeks after filing bankruptcy, Rod got his security clearance. Rod contacted me from a military base in the Midwest. The military...

Right After Bankruptcy, Carla Signed on a Car Loan and She’s Probably Gonna Lose Her House I tell people please please please, do not get...

How Chapter 7 Real Estate Sales Benefit Insiders Randa filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy in March 2019. She was hoping to be able to save the...

After bankruptcy credit card offers come faster than you think Have you heard the lie? The lie that filing filing bankruptcy means seven...

What to Expect at Your Bankruptcy Hearing For most people, your only bankruptcy hearing is what’s called the “meeting of creditors.”  (We...

New Law Helps Disabled Veterans in Chapter 13 Plans Disabled veterans facing bankruptcy, got a big boost yesterday when the HAVEN Act...

Bankruptcy Alternative: Just Don’t Pay Some people want or need an alternative to Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Meet Henry Hudson and his wife...

“What was that? Law and Order?” Today I was at the bankruptcy court asking the Judge to approve two credit card reaffirmations. One for a...

I just finished a survey of people who filed bankruptcy with me three years ago. Here’s one big thing I found out: credit scores three...

Three months later, Mike’s After Bankruptcy Credit Score is 681 Last Friday, Mike sent me this screenshot, showing his after bankruptcy...

Another Fairfax County Family Wastes Thousands with Freedom Debt Relief. I filed a bankruptcy case this week for Alexander and Alina...

After bankruptcy, get a credit card. Get a couple. Getting back to good credit is one of the five ways bankruptcy gives you a new start....

After Bankruptcy, check your credit score Most people have a credit score of about 620 a couple months after bankruptcy.  That’s from a...

Everyone is required to bring their social security card to their bankruptcy hearing. And a lot of people have lost theirs over the...

As a bankruptcy lawyer, I see many hard working people who fall prey to these internet payday loans. And they are afraid if they stop...

Fifteen years later, Lilly is still getting garnished! Lilly came to see me in my Sterling office last Friday.  When she was much...