Are you in bankruptcy or checking it out as an option to manage out of control debt? Are you having trouble collecting the necessary documents and organizing the information so it can be translated into legal documents to file with the Bankruptcy Court? Do you feel overwhelmed, pressured, fearful, can’t think straight, worried that you  Read More

Current bankruptcy statistics*no longer “indicate” personal money problems, they shout it loud enough for state, federal, and world governments to hear. Even if you are not one of the 1.53 million consumer bankruptcy petitioners filing in 2010 (add that to 1.41 million in 2009), even if you do have a job and just worry about  Read More

Bankruptcy Lawyer Serving Sacramento and Carmichael Suggests Evaluation When Filing for Bankruptcy With a record number of bankruptcies being filed through the nation in the first half of 2010 over 600,000 people should be asking themselves how they got into that situation. This isn’t an exercise in laying blame on yourself or others, as I  Read More

There are Attributes that a Bankruptcy Lawyer Needs to Have I started thinking the other day that as a bankruptcy lawyer sometimes I take what I do for granted. In other words, I have a way of working with clients and I assume all other bankruptcy attorneys do the same. But this isn’t true. So  Read More

I was meeting with a client from West Sacramento who noted that they seemed to know many people who filed for bankruptcy. Are bankruptcies on the rise? Well, as a bankruptcy lawyer I have certainly seen a big influx of clients in the first nine months of 2010. The figures are out and in correlation  Read More

Sacramento Area Not one of Americas Top 10 There’s good news for those living in the Sacramento area—they are not in the top 10 of metropolitan areas leading the nation in bankruptcies. Of the 10 metro regions, six are in California. Foreclosures in California Although there was good news concerning Modesto, where foreclosures decreased by  Read More

There are choices those Small Businesses Facing Bankruptcy in the Sacramento Area As I noted in an earlier blog, and I have seen this as a bankruptcy lawyer, the Sacramento area posted the third-most bankruptcies in the nation during the first quarter. Whether you’re in Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks, Orangevale or any other community in  Read More

The Sacramento Area has seen a Large Number of Bankruptcies It’s been reported that small business filings in the Sacramento region rose by 13% in the first quarter when compared to the same time period in 2009. As a bankruptcy lawyer in the Sacramento area, I’ve worked with many small business owners who have had  Read More

Natomas School District in Sacramento County Heading Towards Bankruptcy Sacramento Bankruptcy Lawyer Notes Effects of Bad Economy on All It’s been reported in the Los Angeles Times that there are 14 school districts that are headed towards bankruptcy in California with one of them being the Natomas School District in Sacramento County. As a bankruptcy  Read More

2010 Bankruptcy Statistics for California’s Central District Bankruptcy Lawyer in Sacramento Considers Bankruptcy Stats in Central District In my work as a Greenhaven bankruptcy lawyer, I find that it’s imperative that I continue to keep up with trends regarding Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 petitions. Those who come to my office in Sacramento often wonder  Read More