For the past year, and especially the past couple of months, I’ve made a special effort to stay abreast of work opportunities and job layoffs in our state. That’s because, as an Indiana bankruptcy lawyer, I know how important it Read More
Filing bankruptcy in Indiana can’t really serve as a solution for most people’s financial problems without there being work available for them. The bankruptcy law system is designed to offer people whose financial lives have been derailed, often through forces Read More
All the media coverage – and speculation – about the future of American automobile companies, it’s really interesting to me. While I hadn’t yet been born when Henry Ford and General Motors founder William Durant were alive, as a bankruptcy Read More
One of the most famous true bankruptcy stories is the one about Nelson Bunker Hunt, who went from being the world’s richest man to filing the biggest personal bankruptcy in history. According to the book “They Went Broke”, Hunt didn’t overspend Read More
"Let’s keep our fingers crossed the new law passes, I said in "Bankruptcy And Foreclosure – And The Walls Come Tumbling Down". I was referring to the bill Senator Dick Durbin just reintroduced in the Senate, the Helping Families Save Their Read More
What’s going on with jobs in Bloomington, Indiana, where one of my bankruptcy law offices is located, serves as the perfect example of what Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development has been reporting. In "From A Lost Job To A New Career", Read More
Indiana University’s Kelly School’s Business Outlook Panel last November presented its economic activity forecast for 2009. Faculty MBA chair Phillip Powell predicted our state’s economy will shrink between half a percent to one percent this year, with logistics and healthcare remaining Read More
Job markets are being closely monitored everywhere, but Indiana job market news is of crucial interest to me as a bankruptcy attorney with offices in Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, and Indianapolis, all places where job markets are changing rapidly. Even in Read More
Whether you’re the custodial or the noncustodial parent, bankruptcy and child support issues are joined at the hip. Recognizing that fact, the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act of 2005 specifies that bankruptcy trustees must notify state child support enforcement Read More
Personal bankruptcy has made Hyundai’s list of life-changing events, CNNMoney.com reports.As defined by the automaker, life-changing events include involuntary job loss, getting transferred overseas, and accidental death, along with personal bankruptcy for the self-employed. Why is Hyundai’s definition important? Through a partner Read More
The New Year has brought both good and bad news about employment in Indiana, where I practice bankruptcy law. Just two weeks ago, in my blog New Year, New Update On Job Markets In Indiana, I reported good news about health-testing Read More
In my last blog, I brought out that Federal law makes Social Security benefits exempt from creditors’ claims, including retirement benefits and disability benefits from Social Security, and about the fact that, with the exception of the IRS, even creditors who Read More