Miami Lawyers
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How to Avoid a Bank Account Freeze: A Professor’s Legal Guide
Professor Alexander Hernandez, J.D., shares essential legal strategies to prevent a bank account freeze. Learn how to protect your income and navigate creditor lawsuits.
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Bankruptcy Filings Rise: Trends & Predictions
Bankruptcy filings increased 16.8% in 2023, with a prediction of ongoing growth through 2025.
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FTC Issues $4.1 Million in Refunds: What Student Loan Refund for Scam Victims
Professor Alexander Hernandez, J.D., explains how to claim your share of the $4.1M FTC student loan refund. Get the facts on Mission Hills Federal and other scams.
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What Drea de Matteo’s Story Teaches Us Foreclosure Defense
Professor Alexander Hernandez, J.D., analyzes the Drea de Matteo foreclosure. Discover key foreclosure defense strategies, from side hustles to Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Lien Stripping Explained
This podcast clarifies misconceptions about mortgages, bankruptcy, and the implications of Chapter 13.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Soar: Analyzing the 2026 Surge
Chapter 11 filings surged 72% in 2025. Professor Alexander Hernandez, author of Consumer Bankruptcy Law, analyzes the 2026 debt storm and retail’s digital shift.
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Biden Caps Credit Card Late Fees to $8: Impact on Consumers
President Biden’s new rule caps credit card late fees at $8, saving consumers billions annually.
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The Post-Pandemic Debt Storm: Why Bankruptcy Filings Hit a 15-Year High
As corporate & consumer bankruptcies surge in 2025, Professor Hernandez breaks down why record debt, high interest rates, and the end of forbearance are accelerating Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 filings.
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What Does It Mean to Be “Judgment-Proof”?
Are you judgment-proof? Discover which assets are exempt from creditors, how to handle a lawsuit, and the #1 mistake that puts your protected income at risk.
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Filing for Bankruptcy After a Car Accident Lawsuit
A damaged red car with significant dents and missing parts, lying in a green grassy field beside a road, with rolling hills in the background.
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The Rise of Aggressive Collection by the Treasury Department
The Department of Education is officially initiating the student loan transfer to Treasury collections. As the SAVE plan ends, learn how the OBBBA and the new 30-year repayment terms impact your financial survival. Prof. Hernandez breaks down the Treasury’s “hired muscle” tactics.
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The Foreclosure Surge. How Tenants Can Stay in the Property
As foreclosures rise 20%, tenants face a dilemma: who gets the rent? Prof. Hernandez explains your legal rights and how to handle the assignment of rents.
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Sinking in Car Debt? How the Chapter 13 Cramdown Rescues You From Long-Term Car Loans
Bankruptcy Attorney & Law Professor Hernandez analyzes the 100-month car loan debt trap and how the Chapter 13 cramdown can reduce negative equity to fair market value.
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The Forever Car Loan: Why Stretching Your Term is a Financial Trap
Prof. Hernandez analyzes why 100-month car loans are a financial trap. Discover the “Double Sting” of reaffirmation agreements and how bankruptcy provides a clean exit
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Personal Injury Settlements: Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Prof. Hernandez explains how personal injury settlements are treated in Chapter 7 liquidation vs. Chapter 13 reorganization, including the Liquidation Test.
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How Personal Injury Settlements Move Through a Bankruptcy Case
Learn how the process of a PI settlement moves through a bankruptcy case and why the Trustee oversees every step. Understand what the bankruptcy Trustee requires and how the process affects your claim
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Protecting Your Recovery: Personal Injury Settlements and the Bankruptcy Estate
Can you keep your personal injury settlement in bankruptcy? Prof. Hernandez analyzes 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(11)(D), state exemptions, and strategic alternatives to filing.
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The AI Economy and the Looming “Dot-Com” Reckoning
Prof. Hernandez analyzes the AI profitability paradox, the “Dot-Com” reckoning, and why the death of the tax base threatens the future of the middle class.
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Does Bankruptcy Stop Eviction? The Pre vs. Post-Judgment Rule
Bankruptcy Attorney & Law Professor explains when bankruptcy stops eviction, how the pre‑ vs. post‑judgment rule works, and when landlords can still proceed.
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The Tenant in the Middle: What Happens When Your Landlord Files Bankruptcy?
If your landlord files for bankruptcy, your lease doesn’t just disappear. Prof. Hernandez explains “accidental landlords,” escrow shock, and how Section 365(h) protects tenant rights during a filing.