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Recent Posts from McLeod Law Offices

• Lending to Unemployed: Frankly, There’s Got to be a Better Way

  Yesterday I tweeted about Barney Frank’s idea of giving unemployed homeowners access to low interest loans.  The theory is that it help fills a gap in the Obama Administration’s plan to address foreclosures caused by…

• Security Clearances & Bankruptcy

  Occasionally, clients will ask me about whether their security clearance is at risk if they file for bankruptcy protection.  This came up yesterday when I came across a comment from a reader who expressed real…

• November 11: Today We Remember

  "Today we remember and honor the past service of America's veterans, and today we renew our commitment to meet the challenges of America's future for which they gave so much. Almost two centuries ago, Daniel…

• Honesty and Bankruptcy, Part III: The Reality Check and the Boy Scout

  In the last two entries, I shared my observations of honesty and dishonesty in the bankruptcy process.  It has been an issue that has been crawling under my skin for many months now.  And in…

• Honesty and Bankruptcy, Part II: Feeling Dishonest

  It seems that many people are hypersensitive over H1N1.  I was at the market yesterday and an older man sneezed, and by the looks on the faces of those standing around him, you’d have thought…

• Honesty and Bankruptcy, Part I: Day of the Living Dishonest

  When rapper Chris Brown beat up his then girlfriend Rhianna, there was an odd reaction from much of Hollywood.  As Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew were recently discussing on Carolla’s podcast, Hollywood’s reaction – especially…

• Another Reason Why Going Pro Se is a Bad Idea

  There are many reasons that people choose to represent themselves (what is referred to as pro se) rather than hire an attorney.  Rarely are any of them good reasons.  To a lay person, I realize…

• When You Discover that You Are a Creditor in a Bankruptcy Case…

  Last week, I was in the clerk’s office and overheard two people ask the clerk which forms needed to be filed in a bankruptcy case.  But this person was not a debtor – they were…

• Cutting Corners in Chapter 13

  While sitting in US Bankruptcy Court yesterday waiting for my client’s case to be called, I observed a hearing that I think is worth sharing.  The chapter 13 bankruptcy debtor was represented by an attorney,…

• I Was Wrong About BAPCPA

  Five years ago Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act – and at that time, I couldn’t understand what “abuse” Congress was trying to prevent.  As a matter of fact, I penned…