Category Archives: Blog
Bankruptcy Mistakes You Must Avoid
Bankruptcy isn’t simple. It’s an always-confusing and often-baffling legal procedure that genuinely requires help and assistance from an experienced bankruptcy lawyer. Of course, if you’re even considering bankruptcy, you are already in substantial debt. Without an lawyer’s guidance, any mistakes you make on your own in the bankruptcy process could cost you more, delay… Read More »
The Truth Will Keep You Free
If you file for personal bankruptcy in Illinois, you must tell the truth, and if you don’t, you could go to prison. Another person in Illinois has been convicted of bankruptcy fraud, and that hurts everyone who’s honest and who declares bankruptcy for legitimate reasons. If you’re struggling with overwhelming debts in the Chicago… Read More »
Call The Cab
Taxicabs cost a few dollars. Limousines and services like Uber and Lyft also cost a few dollars. After you’ve been drinking with friends, a ride home may not be cheap, but it’s going to cost a lot less than a ride to the jail, the emergency room, or the cemetery. If you are convicted… Read More »
A $3.5 Million Mesothelioma Award
Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer. Typically, it attacks the lining that protects the lungs or abdomen, and while mesothelioma may take many years to develop, it is always fatal. Mesothelioma is the result of exposure to asbestos fibers, and its victims are those who lived or worked with or near asbestos – whether for… Read More »
The Language of Bankruptcy
If the language of bankruptcy is confusing to you, you’re not alone. Information about bankruptcy tends to assume that you know what terms like “Chapter 7” and “Chapter 13” mean. In the greater Chicago area, if you struggle with debts and you are considering bankruptcy, learn what you need to know by speaking promptly… Read More »
Some Safety Tips For The Season
Believe it or not, it’s already the holiday season. That means more traffic, more people in stores and restaurants, and more drinking and driving. It’s a time for joy and celebration, but it’s also a time when serious injuries are likely to happen. If you’re injured due to another person’s negligence – through the… Read More »
Defending Your Home From Foreclosure
Thousands of Illinois homeowners have missed mortgage payments and now live in fear of losing their homes to foreclosure. Do not live in fear. There’s hope for homeowners facing foreclosure. If you’ve lost your job, sustained a severe injury or suffered a serious illness, or if you’ve missed mortgage payments for any other reason,… Read More »
Russia Legalizes Personal Bankruptcy
Residents of the greater Chicago area and the United States aren’t the only people who face serious debt problems. Russian authorities are preparing for an avalanche of bankruptcy applications after a new law came into effect in October allowing individuals in Russia to file for personal bankruptcy. Between 400,000 and 500,000 Russian people will… Read More »
Help And Hope For DUI Offenders
More than 5,000 people in Illinois – 5.085, to be precise – have had four or more convictions for driving under the influence. Under a new Illinois law that will take effect on January 1, 2016, those offenders could legally get behind the wheel once again. Governor Bruce Rauner signed the measure in August…. Read More »
Even Lawyers Need Lawyers
He probably should have consulted with an experienced bankruptcy lawyer. First, Michigan business lawyer David W. Charron was hit with a big fine for violating a judge’s order. Then, Charron filed for bankruptcy protection to avoid paying the fine. He should have known that monies owed to the courts – whether criminal or civil… Read More »
