Ah, a bit of self promoting here!. My name is Terry Leeders, a consumer bankruptcy attorney who practices law in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
I've been in practice since 1998, and...
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Ah, a bit of self promoting here!. My name is Terry Leeders, a consumer bankruptcy attorney who practices law in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
I've been in practice since 1998, and...
Many people file bankruptcy because a creditor has a garnishment.A garnishment is a court order to deduct a portion of a debtor's wages to pay a creditor who sued the debtor and obtained a judgment.
Garnishments are stopped though the...
Faced with a sale date on your property? Think all is lost? It isn't! You can stop a foreclosure sale before your home is gone for good with a chapter 13 bankruptcy.
A chapter 13 can cure your mortgage default, get you a better deal on...
Here is a recent decision involving a case where a vehicle was repossessed prior to a chapter 13 bankruptcy. With Chapter 13 filings, the creditor must return vehicle to debtor, otherwise it is a violation of the automatic stay provisions....
Spurred by the down cycle in the mortgage business, a downturn in the economy (Recession? what recession? ) or else just credit providers providing more credit than should be given, we have seen a recent rise in bankruptcy filings both in...
Median income level for Illinois based on family sizeEffective: 2/1/08
This is a bit of interesting news about the random audits performed by the Department of Justice. Previously 1 in 200 cases was audited for accuracy. These audits consisted of independent review of paystubs, tax...
Here is another rapid fire list of Q & A from bankruptcy questions I have received recently.If you have a specific question, feel free to contact me and I'll be happy to review your situation with you. Thanks
Subject: What does...
Here is an updated bankruptcy question and answer session. As you can see there are many bankruptcy issues that can sway a case one way or another. Hold tight, here we go.Chapter 7 and Lump sum SSDI payment...
Here are a sampling of questions I have been getting regarding bankruptcy an bankruptcy process. If you would like further bankruptcy information, please contact my law office.
Judgment...