Miami Lawyers

  • Welcome to Bankruptcy.blog: Navigating Your Path to Financial Relief

    Learn about Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy from Professor Alex Hernandez, author of “Consumer Bankruptcy Law” (Routledge). Get expert insights on student loans, mortgages, and filing resources for debtors and paralegals.

  • Understanding Bankruptcy: Launching the Podcast Journey

    Attorney and Law Professor, and author of Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Alex Hernandez launches his new blog and podcast. Learn bankruptcy law from an expert who survived debt—you will, too! 155

  • Chapter 7 Mistakes That Can Force Your Case into Chapter 13

    Bankruptcy professor warns: The Means Test is not enough. Avoid the 5 costly debtor and attorney mistakes that risk your discharge and lead to Chapter 13 conversion.

  • Action Required: Navient Federal Student Loans are Fully Transferring to MOHELA

    Navient federal student loans are now fully serviced by MOHELA. Learn the 3 crucial steps to protect your PSLF progress and check your credit report for critical errors.

  • What Happens After a Car is Repossessed? The Process to Deficiency Judgment

    Don’t assume a car repo ends your liability. Learn the process from repossession to auction, the calculation of the deficiency balance, and how bankruptcy can discharge the resulting judgment.

  • Maximize Your Score: Boosting Credit with Strategic Personal Loans and Debt Management

    Bankruptcy attorney and law professor reveals the strategy: use personal loans to convert non-reporting debt (like taxes & utilities) into positive credit history and maximize your score.

  • The $1.23 Trillion Dollar Credit Card Problem: Time is Ticking for Debtors and Creditors

    Why is bankruptcy up? Legal expert Alex Hernandez explains how record $1.23T debt and the COVID-era statute of limitations are driving creditor lawsuits now.

  • Understanding the Automatic Stay: Chapter 7 Versus Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

    The automatic stay in bankruptcy provides temporary protection, but Chapter 7 may not save your car.

  • What You, Bankruptcy, and Cardi B Could Have in Common

    Learn from Cardi B’s defamation lawsuit against Tasha K and how the 2004 examination is used to find fraud.

  • Divorce Debt: Why a Quitclaim Deed Won’t Save You from Mortgage and Bankruptcy Issues

    As a professor & bankruptcy law author, I explain why a quit claim deed during divorce fails to protect you and will ruin your credit.

  • The Latest Tariffs News

    Companies navigate tariff impacts as consumer confidence declines and price hikes emerge in the U.S.

  • How Immigration Drives U.S. Economic Growth

    Immigration benefits the economy, dispels myths, and requires reform for better contributions and opportunities.

  • Impact of Student Loan Defaults on Credit Scores

    Student loan defaults significantly lower credit scores, impacting loans, housing, and life decisions.

  • The Declaration of Schedules on the Bankruptcy Petition

    This series guides individuals through bankruptcy petitions, emphasizing the importance of hiring qualified lawyers.

  • At Home Goods Store Files for Bankruptcy

    At Home files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to tariffs, economic chaos, and uncertainty.

  • Propaganda Economics. Now the Federal Government Owns U.S. Steel?

    Trump’s policies, authoritarian in nature, now includes owning U.S. Steel, a private company.

  • A Payment Plan or Applying for a Waiver of the Bankruptcy Filing Fees

    This video discusses bankruptcy filing fees, payment options, and potential complications if denied.

  • See You Later FEMA. Thanks for the Help

    Trump plans to phase out FEMA, advocating state-level disaster management amid ongoing federal contradictions.

  • The Child Support Snowball: Deportation’s Impact on Household Finances

    How deportation disrupts child support, cuts household income, and triggers debt and instability for families in the 2026 economy.

  • Causes of Civil Unrest: The California ICE Raids

    Chaos from California ICE raids reflects deeper issues like political polarization, economic inequality, and mistrust.