Most people have no idea how much they spend on health care. When you file bankruptcy, one of the forms for the bankruptcy court is...

I hate it when people do illegal stuff to my customers. For a consumer bankruptcy lawyer, I’m litigious.  I’m quick to sue. I’m a...

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Grabbing Alimony Payments Esther is divorced, mother of two grade school children.  She and the kids are...

Ocwen Back-Dates Loan Mod letters–according to NY Attorney General. Here’s a PR photo of Ocwen President Ron Faris offering a loan mod to...

Avvo names Robert Weed a Top Contributor One of the ethical aspirations of lawyers is to help the public understand their rights. To help...

Good News:  Fannie Mae Announces New Shorter Waiting Period for After Bankruptcy Mortgage. Here’s the most important question for people...

Q:  “Why Do you Want All these Forms Filed Out for our Bankruptcy Consultation?” A:  “Because you and I should not play Texas hold’em.”...

This article in the Norfolk paper about Portfolio Recovery explains something I had only guessed at, before.  Debt collectors know when...

Three years after bankruptcy–from the depths of despair to building a retirement home. I love being a bankruptcy lawyer, because I can...

Food and clothing in the bankruptcy means test One of my jobs as a bankruptcy lawyer is to make you look good on the bankruptcy means...

If you are in Chapter 13, the vehicle operating budget you are allowed will be too small. That’s (almost) a mathematical certainty.  ...

Sometimes a dismissed Chapter 13 is all your need. Chuck and Inez came to see me today about Chapter 7 bankruptcy. After Chapter 13 saved...

Heard a commercial last week for Freedom Debt Relief on WTOP. Freedom Debt Relief is very careful in their contracts. But I think they...

I think it’s an FDCPA violation for a debt collector to call itself Law Enforcement Systems. Couple years ago, one of my bankruptcy...

Private Student Loans + Bankruptcy Reform = Unemployment Chuck told me today that he can’t buy a house because of his private student...

Valarie emailed me a little after midnight, to let me know she’d bought a new house. When Valarie came to see me in 2010, she was living...

Apple paid $350 filing fee for a two billion dollar legal battle that tied up this Federal court house for a month. You pay $335 for a...

VirginiaDebtRelief.org, one of those “Avoid Bankruptcy” outfits–is unusual because they claim to be rated A+ by the Better Business...

Before she came to talk to me about bankruptcy, Ana was scammed out of $200 by Recovery Services. “Recovery Services” called Ana from...

The Bankruptcy Law Office of Robert Weed led all attorneys in Virginia Chapter 7 bankruptcy case filings in 2013. We did more Chapter 7...