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More Americans Turning to Bankruptcy as Financial Pressures Mount Recent data from Epiq AACER—an organization that tracks U.S. bankruptcy filings using federal court records—shows a clear uptick in both consumer and business bankruptcies, signaling growing financial...
Recent data shows that more Americans are struggling to keep up with their debts—and they’re increasingly turning to online searches for help. In fact, Google searches for “bankruptcy lawyer” in the United States have reached their highest level on record, surpassing...
Financial stress doesn’t show up overnight—it builds slowly, often hiding behind life events none of us can plan for. A job loss, medical emergency, divorce, or sudden drop in income can turn manageable bills into overwhelming debt in a matter of months. Many people...
A recent Star Tribune article indicates that Americans put on an average of $1200 of new debt during the holiday season, and offered suggestions on getting out of debt, including the so-called “snowball” or “avalanche” approach. I recently had a client whose parents...
I am honored to announce that I have been asked to join a distinguished panel of attorneys to discuss issues that arise when bankruptcy and divorce collide. (ChatGPT came up with the clever title “Untangling the Knot".) BankruptcyInstituteBrochure
A recent Star Tribune article indicates that Minnesotans have an average of $63,000 of debt per capita (which includes mortgages). As a bankruptcy attorney, we definitely saw a lull with all of the moratoriums on student loans, garnishment, foreclosures and evictions,...
Don't let the headline alarm you! We do mostly consumer bankruptcies, usually on a flat fee, and even though I put many hours into each case, most of our cases are less than $2500 fee for everything. This article indicates that in some major Chapter 11 cases, such as...
After many states, including Minnesota, imposed moratoria on foreclosures following the onset of the pandemic, combined with other federal programs pausing the need to make ongoing payments, foreclosures have started increasing. Foreclosures are still hardly seen,...
The Department of Education recently announced a successful first year of its new program, loosening the standards it uses in determining whether to oppose people seeking an “undue hardship” of their student loans, once they have filed for bankruptcy. The Biden...
A law that went into effect November 1st, requires hospitals to apply discounts, and inform patients of charity care, before sending unpaid bills off for collections. It seems intuitive that hospitals would be motivated to do this, if there is an easy way for them to...