News & Blog Updates

It was last summer when I began following the bankruptcy case filed by Michael Vick and reporting on it in these Indiana bankruptcy blogs. I was careful to explain that almost all the tens of thousands of bankruptcies I’ve handled Read More

The debate is on about a new law that would give bankruptcy judges the power to rewrite mortgages. Like a spelling bee, the "teams" are lining up on both sides. As a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana, I’ve been following this Read More

In my Indiana bankruptcy blogs over the past few months, I’ve been tracking the legislative efforts to help U.S. homeowners stay in their homes. Just two weeks ago, The Obama administration outlined key details of a housing rescue plan. According Read More

One of the main motivators for people to file bankruptcy is putting a stop to creditors’ collection efforts. There are a few important things I want to remind you about creditors, beginning with the fact that there are two types: Read More

A fascinating article in U.S. News & World Report called "The New Parent Trap", bears out some of the parent/adult children situations I’ve been dealing with in my Indiana bankruptcy law offices. The article quotes Stephanie Coontz, director of research Read More

"When providing first aid care, it is always important to know when not to do something," says outdoor emergency care instructor Steven Shotz. The Hippocratic Oath includes a warning to doctors: "Above all, do no harm". When we see someone Read More

Wherever there are stimulus plans, it seems, there are acronyms, and the proposed new bankruptcy law on mortgage modifications is no different. In referring to the Helping Families Save Their Homes In Bankruptcy Act of 2009, which has passed the Read More

As I’ve said once before, it makes me very sad when someone is dropped off at one of my Indiana bankruptcy law offices in a state of depression over their car. The bus doesn’t go anywhere near their job, I Read More

At least once every two weeks, in my Indiana bankruptcy blogs, I try to include a report on employment in our state of Indiana. That’s because developments in the central Indiana job markets relate in a very real way to Read More

Medical debt is the reason for more than half of all the million and a half bankruptcies today, according to CreditCards.com. This is nothing new – a 2005 report in Health Affairs reported that, from 1981 to 2005, medically-related bankruptcies Read More

For almost a year now, I’ve been closely following all the proposals for helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. It looks as if help is about to arrive. A proposed bankruptcy law, H.R 1106, also called the Helping Families Save Their Homes Read More

In many of my earlier blogs, I spoke about not allowing embarrassment or scruples to stop you from using bankruptcy to restore yourself to financial health. Believe me, I can appreciate how difficult a decision it is to face up Read More