I can’t believe that it has been a couple years since I posted my first Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition. The Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition has been revised, improved and updated for 2013. I continue to see Pro Se Debtors huddled around this Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition at the United States Bankruptcy Court [...]
Read MoreAs many of you know, I have volunteered for a number of years at the United States Bankruptcy Court – Central District – San Fernando Valley Division in Woodland Hills at the Bankruptcy “Self-Help Desk.” In 2010, I was honored to receive the William J. Lasarow Award for my pro bono service on behalf of [...]
Read MoreThe path to filing bankruptcy often includes debtors who are being sued and having their wages garnished. Many debtors get served with a lawsuit to which they don’t respond. You shouldn’t do this by the way. If you don’t respond to a lawsuit within 30 days of personal service, a default judgment may be obtained. [...]
Read MoreHaving bad credit can cause your security clearance to go down. In some cases, this can put you in jeopardy of losing your job. As a bankruptcy attorney, I have represented over 20 individual debtors from Edwards Air force Base to protect the security clearance that is vital to their job and livelihood. According to [...]
Read MoreThe Woodland Hills Bankruptcy Court in the San Fernando Valley is divisional office of the United States Bankruptcy Court – Central Division of California. I also sometimes refer to as the San Fernando Valley Bankruptcy Court. The Woodland Hills Bankruptcy Court is located near Warner Center on Burbank Blvd. between Canoga Ave and De Soto Ave. In [...]
Read MoreThe Lancaster Regional Library is in partnership with the LA Law Library to offer our community throughout the Antelope Valley access to free legal research. This can be of significant value as you do your own research on any number of legal issues including what we discuss most often around here: filing your bankruptcy. At [...]
Read MoreThe example of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition which I previously posted has been updated as of April 2010 and can be found below. This filled out example has replaced the sample chapter 7 bankruptcy petition I lecture from at my self-help desk at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Woodland Hills. In this difficult 2010 [...]
Read MoreDespite a profound need for bankruptcy protection, you might still be thinking. . . Bankruptcy Stinks! Clint Jolly’s food store in Sparks, Nev., has proved the point in explicitly odorous terms. Clint Jolly sought Chapter 11 bankrupty protection in 2008. Eventually, they were forced to turn everything over to the bankruptcy trustee and the bank [...]
Read MoreThe NY Times has a fascinating article about the challenges facing the individual debtor in the confusing, oversold, and under-delivered marketplace of the debt relief peddlers. Indeed, the lucrative debt settlement industry is booming in lean economic times capitalizing on desperation. My offices in Lancaster and Woodland Hills are filled with individuals promised relief and [...]
Read MoreIn a recent article in the Los Angeles Business Journal, former Mayor Richard Riordan hit the nail on the head not only for the City of Los Angeles itself, but all those considering filing for bankruptcy. With no small amount of insight, Mayor Riordan declared, “Bankruptcy is not a bad word–insolvency is!” Indeed, the Bankruptcy [...]
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Ilyse Klavir, Esq. is a bankruptcy and workers' compensation attorney based in Lancaster and Woodland Hills, California serving clients throughout the Antelope and San Fernando Valleys. She was awarded the 2010 William J Lasarow Award for her work on behalf of debtors as part of the Debtor Assistance Project and Public Counsel Law Center.
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