Forum Selection Clauses – Controlling where you Litigate
Once a lawsuit is filed to collect on an outstanding debt, a number of factors that were not present prior to the filing of a lawsuit become serious impacting factors …
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Bankruptcy as a Creditor Sword
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It is a very common situation for a creditor to be owed a large sum of money from a debtor who continues to operate by paying other creditors or parties. …
Deficiency Judgments under Pennsylvania Law
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Often, when foreclosing on a piece of real property, a secured creditor’s focus and objective is limited to the recovery of the property. However, in this economic climate, more and …
DON’T SUBMIT TO STORAGE FEE EXTORTION
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While I subscribe to the belief that a secured lien holder should always know the location of its collateral, I understand that is essentially impossible to practice. Which is why …
The Use of Facebook in Litigation – How will Pennsylvania react?
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Undoubtedly, social networking sites such as Facebook will change the face of the legal practice in a number of ways, some foreseeable, some not. Already, Facebook in Litigation is used …
What Creditors Should Do Just Before Sunrise
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In case you missed it, get ready for “the good times” What creditors should do to prepare for post recessionary economy. What Creditors Should do before sunrise
NACM Teleseminar Presentation February 23
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Things Your Creditors Rights Lawyer Should be Telling You Before & During the Litigation Process
Staying connected: Pros and Cons
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Bernstein Law firm got its first computer in 1971. It was bigger than a refrigerator! We’ve all come a long way. It might be an old story, but I continue …
When a Debtor Files a Response Pro Se
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As a creditor’s rights attorney, I often receive Answers to our Complaints filed Pro Se by Defendants. Sometimes these Answers are in the proper format and I assume that an …
Fraudulent Transfers: Not All Payments Are Created Equal
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Many of you are familiar with preferences actions and the defenses to those actions. You may not be aware of fraudulent transfer actions. With the increasing rise in bankruptcy cases …