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The Advantages of Subchapter V Small Business Bankruptcy

In the past, small businesses in dire financial straits did not have a lot of options in filing for bankruptcy. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy usually meant going out of business. A traditional Chapter 11 reorganization, involving significant costs and fees and stringent oversight, was usually too expensive and cumbersome for smaller companies. However, the passage Read More

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High Profile Business Bankruptcies in 2020 Take a Toll on Individuals

Throughout the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have contributed to more than 600 corporate bankruptcies during 2020. Retailers, energy suppliers and health-care providers faced particularly intense challenges, but nearly every sector of the economy has been hurt by the lockdowns, outbreaks and fears that have affected the country for most of the Read More

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How a Chapter 13 Debt Repayment Plan is Formulated

Even if you’re collecting a steady paycheck, it’s very easy to fall behind on your bills, particularly if you’ve gone through a divorce, temporary job loss or medical problem. For many people in this situation, Chapter 13 bankruptcy provides a chance to stop creditor harassment and establish a fair debt repayment plan that allows them Read More

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Various Types of Bankruptcy Programs Exist to Meet Specific Needs

Bankruptcy is a longstanding method by which debtors can halt collection efforts and get legal assistance to tackle their financial challenges. However, you might not be aware that different bankruptcy programs exist under federal law to provide protection that is tailored to the specific needs of individuals, businesses and government bodies. If you’re unsure about Read More

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What Assets Are Exempt from Liquidation in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

When some people hear words like “bankruptcy” and “liquidation,” they immediately think of frightening scenarios where practically everything they own gets taken away as punishment for their debt problems. This is not the reality. Bankruptcy is not a penalty, but a legal process designed to help people and businesses overcome severe debt problems. This would Read More

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For more than ten years, Christopher Schmidgall has protected the lives of people who find themselves caught in the tangled machinery of criminal prosecution. With the skill and determination he’s demonstrated throughout his life, Chris offers them the help they need to get their lives back in order. Not long after graduating from Valparaiso...

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Following a remarkably accomplished academic career, Amanda Hires applied her record of success to servicing good people facing difficult situations. She served as a volunteer at the New Orleans Public Defender’s Office and worked intensively with prosecutors and defense attorneys while under the guidance of Judge Sheila Moss at the Lake County Superior Court...

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Jessica McPheeters
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Jessica McPheeters is an associate attorney with her primary focus being in Estate Planning, Probate, Business Formation and Planning, and other general practice matters. Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics from Ball State University in 2014. Jessica then received her Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University School of Law...

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