Miami Lawyers
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Bankruptcy Trustee, Strategies to Protect Your Tax Refund.
Stop the Bankruptcy Trustee from taking your tax refund. Learn the legal timing strategies you can use in Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.