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Seniors and Student Loans--Stopping Collections
An increasing number of our seniors are faced with the same problems faced by many of our young adults: student loans. A recent PBS...
Brett Weiss
May 15, 20203 min read
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Bankruptcy and Student Loans
There are a lot of articles about whether and how student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy. This isn't one of them. Instead, this...
Brett Weiss
May 15, 20203 min read
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When Surrender Doesn't Mean Surrender
In bankruptcy, some words don't have their ordinary meanings. "Surrender" is one of these words. Many people who file bankruptcy...
Brett Weiss
May 15, 20202 min read
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Security Clearances and Bankruptcy
Since I practice in the Washington, DC area, lots of my clients work for federal agencies, the military, and contractors who require a...
Brett Weiss
May 15, 20202 min read
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Brett Weiss to Speak at Small Business Reorganization Act Workshop
On May 21 and 22, 2020, Brett Weiss will be lecturing as part of a two-day intensive national webinar about the new Small Business...
Brett Weiss
May 15, 20201 min read
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The Coronavirus and Bankruptcy
. These are not good times People dying. Massive disruptions to our lives. Economic calamity. The coronavirus has had an impact on...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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"Why Do You Need All This Stuff?"
My good friend, California Bankruptcy Attorney Cathy Moran, wrote a blog titled, “To Tell the Truth,” talking about all of the...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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Do I Really Need a Lawyer to File for Bankruptcy?
I’ve taken over a number of cases where a debtor prepared and filed the various bankruptcy documents without the help of an attorney –...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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What Do We Actually Do For You?
We’re often asked by new clients what we actually do for them. I thought I’d put a short list together: We let you answer your phone...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20201 min read
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Whatever Happened to Usury Laws?
Usury is defined in Webster’s as, “the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.” All states, including Maryland,...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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The Human Cost of Foreclosure
An article in the Washington Post, “What Gets Left Behind,” talks about one side of the human cost when a house goes to foreclosure. As...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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Too Far Behind On Your Mortgage for a Chapter 13? Chapter 11 May Help!
Mortgage lenders have been delaying foreclosures for years for many people in Maryland and Washington. DC. As a result, the arrearages –...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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Dave Ramsey vs. Bankruptcy
My colleague, Matt Berkus, a bankruptcy attorney in Denver, has written an excellent article discussing Dave Ramsey’s anti-bankruptcy...
Brett Weiss
May 14, 20202 min read
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