Bankruptcy Law
CASTLE LAW OFFICE HIRES NEW ATTORNEY FOR BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)
St. Louis, MO. (May 31, 2012). Castle Law Office, a bankruptcy and personal injury law firm in downtown St. Louis, has just added a new attorney, Jeff Walters, to its team! Jeff attended Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where he received …
The Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyers at Atkins & Markoff Alert Public to Study Indicating … – YAHOO!
The Oklahoma bankruptcy attorneys at the law firm of Atkins & Markoff, whose Web site URL can be found at http://www.OklahomaBankruptcyLawCenter.com, hereby alerts the public to the release of a study that reveals that older Americans are living with more … Continue reading
Analysis: Dewey’s bankruptcy: Let the rumble begin – Reuters
(Reuters) – As law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf embarks on the humbling process of working through bankruptcy, creditors and former partners are bracing themselves for a nasty court battle that could drag on for years. Dewey, a storied firm with … Continue reading
Top 5 Causes of Bankruptcy – jdsupra.com
About 22 percent of bankruptcy filings are linked to a job loss. 1. Medical expenses. Get the free Bankruptcy Law Newsletter. Subscribe Today As many as 62 percent of bankruptcies were caused by medical costs, according to a Harvard study. … Continue reading
Dewey Hopes to Resolve Bankruptcy Quickly – New York Times
As Dewey & LeBoeuf began its bankruptcy proceedings on Tuesday, its advisers said their aim was to speed the failed law firm through Chapter 11. Among the chief near-term goals of Dewey advisers is reaching an agreement to recover money … Continue reading
U.S. Trustee Appoints Dewey Creditors Group–Plus One For Retired Partners – Wall Street Journal
Some potentially good news for retired Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners, whose unfunded pensions were put in jeopardy by the law firm’s bankruptcy filing this week. They’ll get their own seat at the table as the embattled New York firm … Continue reading
Woman With Asperger’s Dodges Bullet on Nearly $340,000 in Student Loans – Time
A bankruptcy judge has ruled in favor of a Maryland resident who claimed she could not repay her student loans because her Asperger’s syndrome prevents her from holding a job. Carol Todd, who attended the University of Baltimore School of … Continue reading
Bankruptcy Judge: Dewey Can Use Lenders’ Cash Collateral – Wall Street Journal
Bankrupt New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP got the green light Wednesday … According to the interim order by U.S. bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn: . . . granting the interim relief requested is necessary to avoid immediate and … Continue reading
Analysis: Dewey’s bankruptcy: Let the rumble begin – msnbc.com
(Reuters) – As law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf embarks on the humbling process of working through bankruptcy, creditors and former partners are bracing themselves for a nasty court battle that could drag on for years. Dewey, a storied firm with … Continue reading
Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson to oppose any legislation barring city from bankruptcy protection – PennLive.com
Last year, the state adopted a change to the commonwealth’s fiscal code that prohibited the city from filing for bankruptcy until July 1, but language included in the state law that allowed the state to takeover Harrisburg’s financial recovery …