Miami Lawyers

  • Financial Distress and the Bankruptcy Option: A Case Study on Kevin Spacey

    Kevin Spacey faces legal and financial struggles, including foreclosure and potential bankruptcy due to lawsuits.

  • The 341 Meeting of Creditors: It’s Not What You Think

    The “341 meeting of creditors” in bankruptcy is a low-key affair conducted by a trustee.

  • Reverse Mortgages and Bankruptcy: A Strategic Analysis

    Prof. Hernandez analyzes the risks of reverse mortgages in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy. Learn how compounding interest and technical defaults impact home equity and why timing your filing is critical to protecting your assets.

  • Understanding 341 Meeting of Creditors in Bankruptcy: What to Expect

    Bankruptcy 341 meetings are informal, with no judge, jury, or adversarial atmosphere. Creditors rarely attend.

  • Bankrupty Attorney and Law Professor’s Guide to Consolidating Debt and Saving Money

    Learn a Bankruptcy Attorney and Law Professor’s strategic guide to debt consolidation with a personal loan to save money.

  • How Personal Loans and Bankruptcy Work: Tips and Strategies

    Personal loans offer debt consolidation benefits but can affect bankruptcy cases.

  • Avoiding Credit Card Use Before Bankruptcy

    Debtors should avoid using credit cards 90 days before bankruptcy to prevent trustee objections.

  • Understanding the Risks of Cosigning Student Loans for Your Child

    Cosigning student loans can impact your credit and put you at risk financially.

  • Car Repossessions on the Rise: Impact on Bankruptcy Proceedings

    Car repossessions have risen 23% this year, impacting loans and potential bankruptcy options significantly.

  • Rudy Giuliani Chapter 11 Case Dismissed: Impact and Consequences

    Rudy Giuliani’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case was dismissed.

  • Credit Repair Organizations: Why I Call the Industry a Fraud

    A bankruptcy attorney and law professor exposes credit repair fraud. Learn why these companies are ineffective and fail to fix your credit.

  • 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.