Right after filing bankruptcy: A Motion for relief from stay.
Before the housing crisis, I warned all my Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients, “make sure you are current on your house the day we file your...
top of page
Search
Robert Weed
Oct 17, 20102 min read
Before bankruptcy: Why I like experian.com/reportaccess
Before bankruptcy, I like to meet with you and go over your credit report. The credit report I like best is at...
1 view0 comments
Robert Weed
Oct 11, 20102 min read
Don't file bankruptcy until March if you get a big refund.
This time of year, you need to be very careful about filing bankruptcy in Virginia if you get big tax refunds. Why? Virginia law has a...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Aug 29, 20102 min read
Before Bankruptcy: Do You Need to Change Banks?
As a Virginia Bankruptcy lawyer, I often tell my clients to “change banks.” Why? If you have been hit with and ignored a warrant in...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Aug 21, 20103 min read
Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure?
Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure? For some people, the answer is obvious. If there was a second mortgage on...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Jul 25, 20102 min read
After bankruptcy: Is Donald Trump Embarrassed?
Donald Trump isn’t embarrassed and he’s worth $2.7 billion. Donald Trump’s casinos, Trump Entertainment Resorts, emerged from Chapter 11...
2 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Jul 21, 20102 min read
How "Avoid Bankruptcy" plan avoids Virginia consumer protection law
After talking with a lady yesterday, we’ll call her Jerri, I went to the website of Greenshield Financial Services. Here’s what they say...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Jul 6, 20102 min read
Before bankruptcy, can I spend down my money?
Suppose, when you are filing bankruptcy in Virginia, you have too much cash. You can turn it over to the bankruptcy court to divide...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Jul 1, 20104 min read
Watch Out for "Avoid Bankruptcy" Scams
Bankruptcy should be a last resort. Most people want to look at all the alternatives before they file bankruptcy. That makes some...
1 view0 comments
Robert Weed
Jun 17, 20102 min read
After bankruptcy mortgage loan modification saves house
Got an email this morning from Bill and Brenda (not their real names) letting me know they had gotten approved for their mortgage loan...
1 view0 comments
Robert Weed
Jun 16, 20101 min read
Bankruptcy and Will Rogers "Never Met a Man I Didn't Like"
Eighty years ago today, June 16, 1930, Will Rogers‘ most famous quote first appeared in print. “I never met a man I didn’t like.”...
2 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Jun 5, 20102 min read
After bankruptcy: depression and getting back on your feet
As a bankruptcy lawyer, I see a lot of people who have been knocked down by life. Filing bankruptcy can get you back on your feet...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
May 30, 20102 min read
Before bankruptcy, does Navy Federal violate Virginia law?
Before you file bankruptcy, once you have a lawyer, you should tell your creditors when they call, “call my bankruptcy lawyer.” The law...
3 views0 comments
Robert Weed
May 30, 20101 min read
Debt Collector Midland buys debt for nickel on a dollar
Debt collector and debt buyer Midland Credit Management pays an average of less than five cents for each dollar of debt they buy. That...
2 views0 comments
Robert Weed
May 27, 20102 min read
Filing bankruptcy in Virginia to stop garnishment? You have rights.
Many people keep hoping they can avoid filing bankruptcy in Virginia, until they get a garnishment. If filing bankruptcy is a last...
1 view0 comments
Robert Weed
May 16, 20102 min read
File bankruptcy? Or pay $1,134,164 for $7,783 credit card
Maureen O’Malley, a leading bankruptcy lawyer in Herndon, Va, sent me this credit card disclosure. It shows it will take $1.1 million...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
May 11, 20101 min read
One of my bankruptcy clients stopped me in the grocery store
One of my bankruptcy clients from 2007 stopped me in the grocery store just now, as a I was out buying lunch. He just wanted to tell me...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
May 3, 20102 min read
At the bankruptcy attorneys convention, what I learned
Attorney Leigh Faugust and I just got back from the annual convention of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. We...
0 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Apr 30, 20102 min read
Navy Federal takes money from children
Last month, Navy Federal emptied out the savings account where 14 year old Tammy (not her real name) saved the money she made baby...
20 views0 comments
Robert Weed
Apr 26, 20101 min read
Filing Bankruptcy to Save Security Clearance
Someone came to me today and we are filing her bankruptcy tomorrow–we hope to save her security clearance and her job. This lady...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page