News & Blog Updates

When it comes to jobs in Indiana (a subject in which I have an intense interest as I help my Indiana bankruptcy clients rebuild their finances), the president of the Fishers Town Council, Scott Faultless, hit the proverbial nail on Read More

I’ve mentioned often in these Indiana bankruptcy blogs that divorce is one of the three leading factors leading to bankruptcy (along with medical expenses and job layoffs). Sometimes, it’s financial problems that cause divorce; often divorce leads to financial problems Read More

As I’ve mentioned often before in these Indiana bankruptcy blogs, divorce is one of the three leading factors leading to bankruptcy (along with medical expenses and job layoffs). Sometimes, it’s financial problems that cause divorce; often divorce leads to financial Read More

In my Indiana bankruptcy blogs, I’ve been sharing both good news and bad about the job market in different parts of the state. As a bankruptcy lawyer, I have a very intense interest in jobs, which are a key factor Read More

As I’ve explained in earlier bankruptcy blogs, the two most often-used types of bankruptcy to provide relief from consumer debt are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. By way of quick review, a Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a liquidation bankruptcy. While Read More

With many of the financial woes I hear about (particularly in my Indianapolis bankruptcy law office) having to do with housing problems, it’s nice to learn about a very successful Indianapolis affordable housing option. Mapleton Park is a 25-unit apartment Read More

My banker friend R. (who shared the sad story about the Oregon homeowner who’d waited until it was too late to get help avoiding foreclosure) told me his thoughts, as a real estate banking professional, about that story and about Read More

Although my bankruptcy law offices are all in the state of Indiana, I like to stay on top of bankruptcy, foreclosure, and consumer debt news in other parts of the country. R., my banker friend from Portland, Oregon (the one Read More

When people visit with me in one of my Indiana bankruptcy law offices, they typically have many concerns to share. It may not even be the case that these individuals or couples are on the brink of bankruptcy. They have Read More

As of the beginning of this month, all but one of the 38 Indiana counties served by my Indiana bankruptcy law offices have been added to the federal disaster declaration list. This is one of those bad news/good news things Read More

Being a bankruptcy lawyer in Indiana is all about help – giving help and finding help. Lately, Indiana homeowners in many of the 38 counties I serve have been needing all the help they can get. Columbus, in Bartholomew County, Read More

April 8th of this year was the day ATA shut down. Company founder George Mikelsons had stepped down three years earlier, but apparently his debts didn’t depart along with him. In an earlier bankruptcy blog, ATA Business Bankruptcy Plan Blown Read More