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Between the time I spend meeting with clients in one or another of my four Indiana bankruptcy law offices, the time I spend in bankruptcy court representing those clients, the time spent teaching courses on bankruptcy, and time it takes Read More

Twelve states have laws making it illegal to secretly record a phone conversation without both parties’ permission; Indiana’s not one of those. In our state you’re allowed to record a conversation as long as one party gives consent. That one Read More

I’m certainly no rabid rap fan, but I do like true life tales of success after bankruptcy, and rapper MC Hammer has a great life tale to tell. (Hammer’s actually a fellow blogger, and he posts stories and videos about Read More

As an Indiana consumer bankruptcy specialist, I’ve been dealing with debt, twenty-plus years and tens of thousands of people worth of it. So, when I saw Indianapolis Business Journal managing editor Greg Andrews’ piece titled “Firms With Debt In Check Read More

People who visit bankruptcy law offices have piles of bills, and a big part of my work as an Indiana bankruptcy attorney involves going through those piles of paper with them. I almost always find myself wishing we’d been doing Read More

If you want to see the “face” of our economy this year, we’re told, just look at the sag in cosmetic surgery. Since medical costs are one of the leading causes of bankruptcy, I make a special effort to stay Read More

As I mentioned in Airlines, Air Purifiers, And Small Business Bankruptcy, my work as a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana over these more than twenty years in practice focuses on individuals and small business owners, not on the mega-corporations whose bankruptcies, Read More

I can’t even tell you how many stories I’ve heard about “wheels”. It makes me feel very sad when someone arrives at one of my Indiana bankruptcy law offices in desperation because the bus doesn’t go anywhere near their job Read More

Just two weeks ago, entrepreneur Chris Gardner was here in Indianapolis, sharing the podium with Tony Dungy and other inspiring presenters at the Exact Target Connections ’08 email marketing conference. And, while I was needed at my Indiana bankruptcy law Read More

“Wouldn’t a person be better off trying a credit counseling service first before consulting a bankruptcy attorney? I think, in my almost twenty-five years of working as a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana, this is the question I hear the most. Read More

Everyone knows it’s a buyer’s market in Indiana housing these days, but first-time home-buyers haven’t been flocking to make their move. Much of the reason for the stall has been the mortgage market – lenders are much stricter nowadays about Read More

As a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana, I can’t help but notice that, all too often, serving our country can lead to a fight for one’s financial life back at home. In Pentagon Sees Risk In Soldiers’ Debts, I talked about Read More