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Category Archives: Bankruptcy

Despite Filing for Bankruptcy, Some Judgments Can Still Hurt You

As a Colorado Springs bankruptcy attorney, it’s not unusual for me to represent people who have had judgments entered against them.  Most of the time the judgments will be discharged in the bankruptcy, but judgments based on certain specific circumstances may not be discharged. If you’re considering filing for bankruptcy here in Colorado Springs and […]

File for Bankruptcy When the Time is Right for YOU

Usually, WHEN you file your Colorado Springs bankruptcy case doesn’t make much difference, but in certain cases it can make a HUGE difference in the relief you receive. As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, it’s not unusual for me to meet with potential clients who may be forced to start their cases immediately in order to stop a garnishment of their […]

Bankruptcy (and Life) is Better Without Judgments

I get a lot of calls from potential clients here in Colorado Springs looking to file for bankruptcy after judgments have already been entered against them.  If that’s your situation, I’ll be happy to discuss it with you and we’ll do our best to get the judgments against you discharged. If, however, no judgments have […]

Three Good Reasons to Get Legal Advice about Bankruptcy Before Selling Your Home

The SINGLE best reason for people in Southern Colorado to get advice from a Colorado Springs bankruptcy lawyer before selling their home is to save money, possibly a great deal of money.  I’ll tell you ten ways to do so—three today and then the rest in my next couple of posts. 1.  Avoiding judgment liens: […]

Get a “Fresh Start” in Bankruptcy for Your Assets, Not Just Your Debts

Bankruptcy helps both sides of your balance sheet.   As a Colorado Springs bankruptcy lawyer, I regularly suggest to my clients that getting a financial fresh start means not just getting relieved of your debts, but also protecting your essential assets.   Make sure that you preserve this crucial benefit of bankruptcy by NOT selling, […]

Filing Bankruptcy in Colorado Springs? Don’t Give Up Your Car Just Yet

Why?  Because you may be able to keep a car you thought you couldn’t afford.   As a Colorado Springs bankruptcy attorney, in certain cases I’ve been able to use Chapter 13 to allow my clients to pay smaller monthly car loan payments.  You may even be able to pay off your car loan and own the […]

“If Only I’d Seen My Bankruptcy Attorney Sooner . . . “

Those are the words I hate to hear from a new client. Bankruptcy attorneys are in business because we truly want to help people.  It’s an emotionally tough area of law, dealing all the time with clients who are financially hurting.  Usually my clients are also hurting in other ways, related to what caused or […]

“Occupy Wall Street” Anger: Few Prosper, Billions Suffer

“How do we pick ourselves up when Wall St.’s stealing our bootstraps?” “We are not leaving.  Not while the richest 1% own 75% of the USA’s wealth. “ These were some of the hand-written signs at the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration in front of and around the New York Stock Exchange as it entered […]

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