The Illinois Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog
"The fastest route to a fresh start." This blawg reports and comments on opinions, the code, and the state of the bankruptcy process, as well as commentary on current events. Readers will also find a growing collection of items that they may freely download such as pleadings, opinions, forms, and cases. This blawg also provides RSS feeds from other sites.
Author: Mazyar Hedayat practices at M. Hedayat + Asssociates in Bollingbrook, Ill. He also authors practicehacker.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • States • Illinois • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from The Illinois Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog
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Q+A: Potential Embezzlement
Q: I am a limited partner. I suspect that the general partner converted funds belonging to the limited partnership. How do I sue on behalf of other limited partners? A: A general partner is a…
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Trustee v. Griffin
In re Griffin Trading Company, Inc., 98 B 41742 Leroy G. Inskeep, Trustee v. Farrel and Roger Griffin, 01 A 00007 Opinion: In an Adversary case stemming from the Chapter 7 bankruptcy of a futures…
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So the Recession is Over?
This morning I noticed on Yahoo’s front page that “Worst recession since 1930s hits end.” Let’s just say I’m still skeptical. Unemployment still hovers at 9.9% and that just doesn’t feel like a party. The…
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Housing Prices and Median Income
Posted in assets, bailout, bankruptcy, bubble, ch 13, ch 7, consumer, crisis, current-events, data, debt, depreciation, economy, estate, flipping, foreclosure, fraudulent transfers, investments, IRS, landlord/tenant, means test, median income, Middle class, mortgage, property, reaffirmation, real…
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Avoiding a lien through the Ch 13 process
Millelliti Forrest filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition on June 8, 2009 (No. 09 B 20874). Wanting to avoid a lien through the bankruptcy process, the petition indicated that Litton Loan Servicing’s “second lien is…