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Free Bankruptcy Advice: 5 Reasons Why I’m Not Free

By Cathy Moran

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There’s no free initial bankruptcy consultation in my office.  Unlike many, we charge for that initial meeting with a lawyer. (There’s no free lunch either.) That makes us different from lots of other bankruptcy lawyers. Different enough to offend a prospective client who called up this week.  He was unwilling to pay for a consultation, […]

Filed Under: Consumer Rights, You & your lawyer Tagged With: 2016

Why You Don’t Want A Bankruptcy Attorney To Fight For You

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We Fight For You! screamed the on-line headline for a bankruptcy law firm. While I applaud the firm’s energy and commitment, I question their focus. Filing for bankruptcy shouldn’t result in a fight. It’s a remedy, not a rumble. If you’ve struggled with yourself about with the decision to file bankruptcy, actually doing it may […]

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How To Pick A Bankruptcy Lawyer

By Cathy Moran

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How do you pick a bankruptcy lawyer when you’ve never hired any lawyer and never before considered filing bankruptcy? What do you ask a bankruptcy lawyer to determine if the lawyer is the right one for you? After all, the conversation has to move beyond “what does bankruptcy cost?” Financial troubles are tough and bankruptcy […]

Filed Under: Featured, You & your lawyer Tagged With: 2016

Bankruptcy Questions Have Few Quick Answers

By Cathy Moran

The caller to my law office kept telling my assistant: I just want to ask  Cathy a question. To which my assistant replied:  you need to first fill out our questionnaire and make an appointment. But I don’t want a meeting, I just want to ask a question. At which point, both sides of the […]

Filed Under: Consumer Rights, You & your lawyer Tagged With: 2020

The Difference Between Good Bankruptcy Lawyer and Great Bankruptcy Lawyer

By Cathy Moran

Finding the right bankruptcy lawyer may be the difference between a successful bankruptcy and a nightmare. Choosing a lawyer you can talk to is critical. You’ll be disclosing lots of information normally held confidential. But there’s more. It’s not just a lawyer you can tell your secrets to. You need to find a lawyer willing […]

Filed Under: Considering Bankruptcy, Featured, You & your lawyer

File bankruptcy tomorrow?

By Cathy Moran

Clients clearly have little sense of how long it takes to file bankruptcy. Proof is what happened Monday: there’s an email the morning’s inbox from a client whom I first met weeks ago. He tells me they want to file before Wednesday’s mediation in state court! I have no creditor information, representation agreement, money, or […]

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What Should Bankruptcy Cost?

By Cathy Moran

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Pick the cheapest bankruptcy lawyer and it could really cost you. We’re trained as consumers to find the lowest price for stuff we buy. But picking a lawyer is not the place for economy. But how can you know what a bankruptcy should cost when you’ve never hired a lawyer before and you don’t want […]

Filed Under: Consumer Rights, You & your lawyer Tagged With: bankruptcy lawyer

How Much Should You Pay To Get Out Of Debt?

By Cathy Moran

Shop for a bankruptcy lawyer, and you’ll end up wondering what bankruptcy should cost. When you’re flat broke and under pressure, cheaper sure looks better. If a lawyer will do your Chapter 7 for $600, what’s the point of paying $1000? Or even $2000? Like answers to many legal questions, it depends. Bankruptcy relief depends on […]

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Bankruptcy No Place For DIY

By Cathy Moran

The do- it- yourself spirit seems especially strong in bankruptcy courts these days. Only it often comes with a big price tag. Nearly 45% of the Central District CA Chapter 7 cases were filed by individuals doing it themselves.  The national rules committee drafted the new bankruptcy forms with the unrepresented in mind. Why do people […]

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About The Soapbox

You've arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said "try").

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions on how I think law should work for the consumer and small businesses when it comes to debt.

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Bankruptcy specialists for individuals and small businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area

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ALERT:   Being above the median income on the means test is not an automatic bar to filing bankruptcy I'm so used to railing against deliberate campaigns of misinformation about bankruptcy that I forget that there's a lot of innocent ignorance out there. Start with "qualifying" for bankruptcy. A very … Read more

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