by Mark J. Markus | May 5, 2021 | Bankruptcy Law, chapter 13, chapter 7, Filing Bankruptcy, Fresh Start
Television personality and part-time comedian John Oliver recently did an important segment on bankruptcy law. The April 18, 2021 show covered the many often misguided reasons people avoid filing bankruptcy. It points out why bankruptcy should be used when...
by Mark J. Markus | Jun 19, 2014 | Bankruptcy Law, Fresh Start
My typical bankruptcy client exhausts every possible alternative before contacting me to discuss bankruptcy. After the initial consultation they almost always say they wish they had contacted me sooner. Do You Have a Financial Exit Strategy? When our military commits...
by Mark J. Markus | Dec 21, 2012 | debts in bankruptcy, Fresh Start, General Issues, Miscellaneous
SORRY FOLKS, THE WORLD DIDN’T END IN 2012 Many (OK, some) believed that the correct interpretation of the Mayan calendar yielded the conclusion that the world was going to end on December 21, 2012. Depending on your point of view, this may be good news or bad...
by Mark J. Markus | Jun 24, 2008 | chapter 11, chapter 13, credit card debt, Fresh Start, General Issues
Credit Card Interest Rates Increase Minimum Required Payments One of the most common triggers for today’s bankruptcy filings results from people having significant credit card debt on which they barely able to make the minimum payments. Everything goes along...
