Miami Lawyers

  • The Corporate Canary in the Coal Mine: S&P Data Shows Business Bankruptcies Soaring to a 15-Year High

    S&P data confirms corporate bankruptcies hit 15-year peak. A bankruptcy law expert explains the effect of how tariff is affecting consumers.

  • Bankruptcy Conversions: Switching Chapters (7 to 13 and 13 to 7) Explained

    A bankruptcy law attorney & professor explains bankruptcy conversions: Chapter 7 (liquidation) and Chapter 13 (reorganization).

  • Starbucks Layoffs, Local Coffee Bankruptcies: A Professor’s Take on the Bankruptcy Crisis

    A bankruptcy attorney and professor explains the bankruptcy surge, the household debt crisis, and the effects of the tariffs.

  • Bankruptcy Alert: New Chapter 7 Means Test Income Limits Now in Effect (November 1, 2025 Update)

    A bankruptcy law expert breaks down the U.S. Trustee Program’s new Means Test median income figures, effective November 1, 2025.

  • Professor’s Warning: 15% Bankruptcy Surge Fueled by Student Loans & a Weak Job Market

    Professor and bankruptcy attorney explains the 15% bankruptcy surge: Student loan payments, record debt, and AI-driven jobs.

  • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy & the Federal Government Shutdown

    Filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy during a government shutdown? Bankruptcy attorney and law professor’s guide to your next steps.

  • Bankruptcy Fraud: What Dr. Phil’s Chapter 7 Case Teaches Every Debtor

    An attorney and bankruptcy law professor breaks down Dr. Phil’s bankruptcy fraud case. Understand the consequences of lying to the Trustee.

  • How a Government Shutdown Can Help You Pass the Chapter 7 Means Test

    Furloughed by the government shutdown? Now is the time to pass the Means Test and qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Expert insight.

  • Does the Government Shutdown Stop Your Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

    Filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and now there’s the government shutdown? A bankruptcy attorney and professor explains how this affects your case.

  • Government Shutdown & Your Bankruptcy Case: What You Need to Know Now

    Will the federal government shutdown affect your bankruptcy case? A bankruptcy attorney and professor explains the process.

  • Personal Loans and Credit Cards: Dividing Marital Debt in a Divorce

    A divorce attorney and law professor explains how marital debt is divided, and why debt in one spouse’s name may still be shared in divorce.

  • Missing Creditors in Bankruptcy Petition? Here’s What You Can Do

    Forgot to list a creditor in your Chapter 7 bankruptcy? Take these steps to protect yourself and keep the automatic stay in place.

  • Strategic Foreclosure Delay: Using Bankruptcy to Secure a Successful Home Sale

    Authored by a published law professor. This guide details how to use bankruptcy to secure a crucial delay and successfully sell your home before foreclosure.

  • Bankruptcy & Car Loans: Reaffirmation and Co-Signer Risk

    Debtors facing bankruptcy must decide whether to keep or surrender their car and understand co-borrower and co-signer liabilities.

  • Understanding Domestic Support Obligations in Bankruptcy: A Professor’s Guide

    Domestic support obligations, like alimony and child support, are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. They have priority.

  • Understanding Bankruptcy: Effect of Joint Car Ownership in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13

    Hailey’s joint ownership of her boyfriend’s car in Georgia complicates her options for bankruptcy filing.

  • Rite Aid Locations Closing in California Due to Bankruptcy- What You Need to Know

    Rite Aid bankruptcy spurs closures in California. Bankruptcies surged in 2023; expect more filings in 2024.

  • $5 Billion More in Student Loan Debt Relief for 74,000 Borrowers

    The Biden administration cancels $5 billion in student loans for 74,000 borrowers, including teachers, nurses, and firefighters.

  • LLC Bankruptcy: A Professor’s Take on Why Limited Liability Doesn’t Always Protect You

    Even with an LLC, filing for business bankruptcy may require personal bankruptcy. Chapter 7 or 11 is possible.

  • How Bankruptcy Influences Divorce Settlements

    Bankruptcy can complicate divorces, affecting debt responsibility and credit reports. Federal law trumps state law.