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We’ve all seen and heard the upbeat commercials where people are smiling and happy and talk about how much a title loan helped them, but it’s like the old saying, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true!” When you find yourself in a financial bind, however, the bright and flashy signs advertising instant cash is very tempting.

Cancer and Bankruptcy? Unfortunately, these two issues, one medical and one legal, many times go hand in hand. A recent report by Reuters Health citing a study conducted by Dr.

Student load debt is becoming an increasingly big problem for consumers across the country. With the high price of tuition, it is quite common, almost necessary, for the majority of students seeking higher education to incur some student loans.

What happened in 2008 for the mounting student loan debt to be called a “crisis”?

This is something that I explore with every potential client on their initial free consultation visit to my office. Everyone's situation is different and there are many reasons why I might recommend a potential client file one chapter over another.

Premier Cru is well known as a major wine retailer and importer. Their specialty has been offering expensive, and many times rare, wines at unusually low prices. The trade-off, however, for getting a rare or unusually pricey bottle of wine was the promise of future delivery.

Happy New Year!

Have you set your New Year’s resolutions yet? If you ended 2015 stressed and struggling with debt, why not resolve to relieve that stress in the coming 365 days and start a clean slate with your credit and financial future.

Two weeks until the big day….Christmas Day!  Although it is 70 degrees here in Alabama, the trees are lit and the fake snow is falling at the shopping malls.  No matter what aspect of the season you and your family celebrate, it is easy to get caught up in the spirit of the season. Everyone feels a little more generous during the month of December.

Can filing bankruptcy help me get my driver’s license back? Maybe. First, it depends on why your driver’s license has been suspended or revoked.

When I first started practicing bankruptcy law, one of my colleagues said to me “Bankruptcy is the most paperwork oriented area of the law.” I have never forgotten that statement. One reason is that the law requires just about any and all financial information about a person who is seeking bankruptcy relief.