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Just two weeks ago, the unbelievable happened in Oklahoma City. As a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana for almost twenty-five years, I’m used to the fact that life’s reversals can drive even the once well-to-do to the brink of bankruptcy. In Read More

Even though I’m a bankruptcy attorney only in the state of Indiana, in order to stay current on bankruptcy matters, I like to read up on bankruptcy court cases from other states. One recent case that was appealed to a Read More

One of the questions that comes up in just about every conversation I have with Indiana clients is whether filing bankruptcy automatically means losing one’s home. In fact, months ago, in my blog Foreclosures And Bankruptcy – Do They Always Read More

As an Indiana bankruptcy attorney who’s always blogging about the importance of job growth in our state, I need to remind readers of the crucially important role small Indiana businesses play in providing job opportunities. Statistics from the U.S. Census Read More

Ever on the alert for news about the Indiana economy and about our job markets, I follow the Inside Indiana Business news on TV and online. Just the other day in my Indiana bankruptcy blog, I had mentioned our state’s Read More

As Anna Nicole Smith, Vickie Lynn Hogan led a life filled with excitement and tragedy. As I’ve explained many times in earlier blogs, I read many different types of publications in order to keep up with any news that can Read More

Interesting: I’d just blogged about how adult sons and daughters sometimes go into debt in order to help keep parents in a retirement community (see Is It Parents Or Children Doing The Driving – Down The Road To Bankruptcy?), comparing Read More

We know most parents would do anything and everything for their children, even after those children are grown. We know, too, that an alarming number of the elderly are sinking into debt after spending down their own retirement money helping Read More

The holiday season’s upon us, and so are the gift cards. Merchants small and large are selling the colorful plastic cards. There are some $50 billion worth a year in gift cards sold by retailers in the U.S.. In healthier Read More

Don Main knows about rock music and he knows about pizza. As it turns out, Main may know a thing or two about debtors and bankruptcy as well. Main, a former rocker, is president and co-founder of Puccini’s Smiling Teeth Read More

I don’t work for CNBC, but apparently we have something in common – tracking business and job statistics in the state of Indiana. CNBC’s in the business of news, of course. As for me, I need to know what the Read More

Browsing in a bookstore the other day, I came across an unusual book title. The book was written by a professional speaker named Patti Hathaway who teaches companies how to prepare for and how to handle change. It’s called, “Untying Read More