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Mark J. Markus has practiced exclusively bankruptcy law in Los Angeles, California since 1991.

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Bankruptcy Attorneys and Debt Relief Agencies

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I write this post to clarify the definitions of a “bankruptcy attorney” and a “debt relief agency” (”DRA”) because, at least according to one recent client, there is a substantial amount of confusion over these terms.
A bankruptcy attorney is an attorney (or lawyer), licensed to practice in the courts of whatever jurisdiction he is practicing, [...]

Will Obama Change the Bankruptcy Laws?

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Of the many important issues in this year’s presidential race, bankruptcy laws still rank among them, at least in Barack Obama’s view.
For those who don’t know, the bankruptcy laws were dramatically complicated in 2005 after years of lobbying by the credit card industry, and numerous vetoes (or at least threatened) by President Clinton. The [...]