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Paid More than $150,000 on a $40,000 Debt

In a familiar but shocking scenario, Robert Meixner, 62, filed for bankruptcy a year after losing his job as an ambulance-company controller.  He wanted to shed credit-card debt related to a failed flower shop he had been paying on since the late 1980s.  Mr. Meixner said he felt guilty at first, but after calculating how much interest he had paid-more than $150,000 on an original $40,000 debt-he felt much more comfortable.  Mr. Meixner had repaid the original debt almost four full times over and yet still owed more than he originally borrowed!  Outrageous!

Source:  Wall Street Journal article, Rebuilding Lives After Bankruptcy

If you think that's outrageous, consider what happens to bankruptcy clients who become seduced by "low price" attorneys. Once again, here's proof to the saying, "If it sounds too good to be true...". This brief article is an eye opener!
 

Number of Bankruptcy Filings Jumping - Jan Norman, OCR

The Orange County Register recently reported bankruptcy filings are at their highest rate since October 2005.  Some of you might recognize 2005 as the year massive changes were instituted in the bankruptcy code and the world was beating a path to the bankruptcy court.  As the economic fall-out continues, filings are now at record levels. Bankruptcy filings have increased:

Orange County                                              37.2%

Los Angeles County                                        57.5%

Riverside/San Bernardino County                       32.8%

While these numbers are staggering, they do represent a large number of people taking their financial future into their own hands, gaining a fresh start and preparing for a new life without toxic debt.

...it probably is!

We all want a deal, especially when we're struggling financially, but a deal is not a deal when you have to start all over.

I recently met with a woman that had a real mess on her hands.  When she hired her cut-rate attorney, she had a sneaking suspicion something was off, but it wasn't until she was one day away from having her bankruptcy dismissed that she realized the gravity of the situation.  She came to me with a folder full of papers and a list of questions.  Despite her bankruptcy filing, her husband's wage garnishment of $1,300/month hadn't stopped.  Her house was at stake and she paid thousands of dollars to this attorney who clearly did not know what he was doing.

Unfortunately this client needed to start back at the beginning which was going to be time consuming and costly.  I wish I had spoken with her before she was seduced by the $795 come-on.  Just like dentistry, hairdressing, accounting, child-care and any other profession, you get what you pay for and a bargain isn't a bargain when you need professional help. But don't take it from us, here's a real testimonial from one of our clients...

"Thank you so much for your assistance in this matter. Although it was a difficult one to make, your office and you in particular have made it an easy process to go through. I saw what appeared to be incompetence on the part of the other attorney's present at the hearing. I felt fortunate to have selected a law firm who had all of the paperwork completed so thoroughly. Your firm was the only one who had a copy of the filed paperwork for their clients."

- JS

Virtual Attorney™ is a unique series of short videos that educate, entertain, and gently guide you through the bankruptcy process.

REAL TIME U.S. FINANCIAL STATEMENT

www.usdebtclock.org illustrates the debt and true financial condition of our country on a continuous basis. this is a most amazing clock for Americans and the world to watch.

HOUSE OF CARDS

www.crisisofcredit.com distills the core of our economic crisis into a short and simple story by transforming a complex subject into something easy to understand.