Miami Lawyers

  • Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: The Automatic Stay and Co-Signers

    Filing for Chapter 7 with a co-signer? Learn why the automatic stay doesn’t protect them and discover practical strategies to manage the risks.

  • Post-Petition Transfers in Bankruptcy and the Avoidance Powers

    Understand how trustees manage post-petition assets under 11 U.S.C. § 549 and § 554, including avoidance powers and the economic logic behind asset abandonment.

  • The Zero-Equity Trap: How Liquidity Exhaustion is Fueling the Bankruptcy Surge

    Learn how long-term auto loans create zero equity, increase bankruptcy risks, and how Chapter 7 or 13 can offer real financial relief.

  • When Auto Debt Outlives the Car: The Rise of 84‑Month Loans and Bankruptcy

    84‑month auto loans often lead to long‑term negative equity and repossession risk. Learn how bankruptcy can address deficiency balances and protect consumers.

  • Understanding the Motion for Turnover in Bankruptcy Proceedings

    How the Motion for Turnover in bankruptcy under §542 allows debtors to reclaim repossession of seized assets.

  • Saving Your Home After a Foreclosure Sale: The Bankruptcy Strategy

    Can bankruptcy stop a foreclosure after the sale? Learn how filing before title transfer can still protect your home.

  • Regaining Your Car After Repossession: Bankruptcy Options

    Stop car repossession with bankruptcy & force the lender to return your vehicle. Learn how timing and Chapter 13 options work.

  • Willful vs. Negligence: Discharging Injury Debt | Prof. Hernandez

    Can you discharge injury debt in bankruptcy? Prof. Hernandez explains the critical difference between willful, malicious acts and ordinary negligence.

  • Stop Foreclosure Fast: Why Delaying Your Chapter 13 Filing Costs You Thousands

    Avoid common foreclosure traps. Discover why acting early with a Chapter 13 filing helps you minimize legal fees, protect your equity, and secure your financial future.

  • Auto Repossession Risk Hits 32-Year Highs: What Borrowers Need to Know

    Facing auto repossession? Bankruptcy’s automatic stay can stop it, and a Chapter 13 cramdown may lower your loan balance and interest rate.

  • 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.