by Jeff Folkersen | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
By all accounts, this was a difficult debtor. The client had extended an unsecured line of credit to the debtor for use in his computer repair business. Since the time that credit had been granted, the debtor closed the business; got divorced; moved into a rental...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 28, 2014 | Blog
By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq. Like most law firms, much use is made of junior lawyers and non-lawyer assistants in the collection and bankruptcy offices. The lawyers with supervisory or management responsibility are accountable under the ethics rules for the conduct of...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 28, 2014 | Blog
By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq. This is a tough one for me. I have been in cases where I and my firm worked very hard, obtained great results, but produced little return for creditors. The recent Le-Nature’s settlement with K&L Gates was for big bucks, adding...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 24, 2014 | Blog
What is pre-trial discovery and when is it used? Did you know there are multiple types? In this 5 Minute Legal Master Series, Board-certified creditors’ rights specialist, Nicholas D. Krawec, explains more about this commonly used tool. If you have any topics...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 12, 2014 | Blog
By Allison L. Carr, Esq. The federal government enacted the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499e et seq. (“PACA”), in 1930 to regulate the buying and selling of fresh and frozen produce in the United States. Its purpose is to prevent unfair...
