Sounds counter intuitive, doesn’t it? It should be easier to be a stand out if all the bankruptcy lawyers around you are Lilliputians. Yet I second Jay Fleischman’s wish for more good bankruptcy lawyers around me.  And I think that the attitude I’ve encountered among some newcomers to the field, that they won’t share anything […]

We have an incantation that, uttered when you file the bankruptcy schedules, protects us from certain harm.  Or at least awkward admissions. Remember? Try saying :   Disputed!  Unliquidated! This spell allows you to disclose, notice, and discharge creditor claims without admitting that the debtor is liable or without determining the amount of the claim.  […]

Is the current  rotten economy and marginal job skills a circumstance for which a Chapter 13 debtor is not “justly accountable”? Or does nothing short of death or disability entitle a debtor to a hardship discharge in Chapter 13? Yesterday’s hearing was triggered by the Chapter 13 trustee’s objection to our motion for a hardship […]

If you are lonely as the Maytag repairman in this lull in bankruptcy filings, add to your practice enhancing projects  some office organization  tasks. The two that head my list are write a staff training manual and improve my work product retrieval system.  Let’s work on the  retrieve and recycle  issue first. Central to good […]

When you’re really, really busy in the bankruptcy business, you long for some quiet.  Fewer deadlines and less stress sounds wonderful. When the phone is quiet, however, you worry that you’ve seen your last client and your practice is doomed. To prevent yourself from breaking down, you can try products like CBD Oil, you should […]

Lawyers consistently ask me why I became a bankruptcy lawyer.  If you’re thinking of diving into the field and don’t know if it’s your cup of tea then perhaps these insights will help you. I treasure making an immediate and tangible difference in people’s lives, right here and right now. So many worries in life […]

If you’re interested in improving your practice and profitability then you’ll likely be interested in this. Jay Fleischman and I are presenting a live, intensive one-day workshop November 11,2011 in Phoenix. There are only 50 seats in our room and a number are gone already. Details are here, but the executive summary is that the […]