Miami Lawyers

  • Preparing for the Economic Storm Heading Our Way

    Economic turmoil looms with increasing debt, declining industries, and fear-driven policies affecting communities nationwide.

  • Economic Pulse: Tariff Losses for Small and Large Businesses

    Economic struggles intensify as GOP cuts impact rural grocers, rising energy costs, and tariff burdens.

  • Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill on Electricity Costs

    The Big Beautiful Bill cuts renewable energy subsidies, increasing future electricity costs for households.

  • Essential Tips for Listing Assets on Bankruptcy Schedule 106A/B

    Bankruptcy Schedule 106A/B requires listing all assets, understanding exemptions, and accurate valuations.

  • U.S. Economic Pulse: July 2025 Insights

    U.S. economy faces tariffs impacting inflation amid rising car loan costs and post-hurricane challenges.

  • What Failing Industries Reveal About the Economy and American Households

    Prof. Hernandez analyzes how 2026 tariffs and inflation fuel a consumer pullback, driving a 13-month surge in U.S. foreclosures and bankruptcy filings.

  • Tariff-Induced Inflation: The Ladder to Bankruptcy

    Tariffs, inflation, fuel costs, & global conflicts are driving up everyday expenses, increasing bankruptcies & foreclosures across the U.S.

  • Official Bankruptcy Form 106: Summary of Assets

    Form 106 summarizes assets and liabilities, ensuring accuracy in Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions to prevent complications.

  • How Congress Affects Your Wallet: CFPB Cuts Explained

    Congress significantly reduced the CFPB’s budget, endangering consumer protections and increasing financial risks.

  • The Big Beautiful Bill: What Comes Next?

    The Big Beautiful Bill awaits Trump’s signature, promising significant savings for the wealthy and losses for low-income households.

  • 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.