Find A Reputable Bankruptcy Attorney

SEEKING A GOOD BANKRUPTCY LAWYER FOR CLEARWATER, PORT RICHEY AND LAKELAND AREAS A Bankruptcy Attorney practicing Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and serving Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland, Florida, Jay Weller and the Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weller Legal Group have been representing the Tampa Bay area in Bankruptcy and Debt Related Matters, since 1993. If you are looking for a reputable and highly rated Bankruptcy Attorney or Bankruptcy Lawyer and you live in the Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland communities or surrounding Read More +

the Diminishing Availability of Class Action Lawsuits As A Consumer Remedy

Jay Weller is a Bankruptcy Attorney serving primarily the Tampa area, including Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland, Florida. The Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weller Legal Group and Mr. Weller are available to help anyone in the Tampa Bay area confronted with issues relating to Debt, or matters related to Bankruptcy Law and the filing and prosecution of a Bankruptcy. A recent article in the New York Times, dated November 1, 2015, outlines a growing trend in the United States to limit the availability of Class Action Read More +

Debt is Slavery

In 2005, Congress passed the Bankruptcy And Consumer Protection Act, a Orwellian named reformation of the Bankruptcy Laws. The passage of the BACPA reflected a narrative that Debtors in their use of the existing Bankruptcy Laws were abusing the system of Credit and Debt. The newspapers and mass media sources were replete with narratives of how a rich scoundrel bought a house in Florida, for example, in order to file Bankruptcy, or otherwise escape his Creditors. Remember, OJ Simpson? The 2005 Bankruptcy Act took a Read More +

Bankruptcy Attorney William Brumby, an Introduction

Will Brumby is a Bankruptcy Attorney at Weller Legal Group and is the Head Litigator at our Law Office. Will Brumby has been a Bankruptcy Attorney and Foreclosure Defense Attorney, since his graduation from Law School. He is very personable and happily will discuss all aspects of Bankruptcy Law, including Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. He is also very knowledgeable in matters other than Bankruptcy that relate to Debt, including Foreclosure Defense, Credit Repair, Credit Counseling, Settlements, including Settlements with the Internal Revenue Read More +

Your Florida Bankruptcy Attorney

The Bankruptcy Attorneys and Paralegals at Weller Legal Group serve the communities of Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland, and the sistering Cities to these population hubs. Since 1993, Jay Weller and the Bankruptcy Attorneys at Weller Legal Group have been practicing primarily Bankruptcy Law. Weller Legal Group does offer Legal Services in areas other than Bankruptcy Law, but related to helping persons in Debt. These areas include Foreclosure Defense, Loan Modifications, Credit Repair, Settlements, and Credit Counseling. However, the majority of the practice of the Read More +

Bankruptcy and Student Loans

Before Bill Clinton became President, Student Loans were Dischargeable in Bankruptcy provided that the Student Loan was over seven years old, absent any deferrals.  Congress, with Clinton’s cooperation, removed the seven year rule. In 2005, Congress and George W Bush, enacted new Bankruptcy Legislation that provided that almost no Student Loans can be Discharged in Bankruptcy.  One of the few ways that a bankruptcy attorney can provide for a Student Loan to be Discharged in Bankruptcy is if he or she can successfully convince a Read More +

Can the United States of America File Bankruptcy

The total Debt acquired by the Federal Government in Washington, DC, is approaching Twenty Trillion Dollars. The question becomes, with the Federal Government in Debt to a degree that could never be repaid, can the United States of America file Bankruptcy? The Bankruptcy Code provides for many forms of Entities, the opportunity to file Bankruptcy. A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy may be filed by a Corporation or an Individual. A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy can be filed by an Individual but not a Corporation. A Chapter 11 Read More +

the Bankruptcy Filings of Donald Trump (part Two)

SOME THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW ABOUT BANKRUPTCY AND DONALD TRUMP PART TWO OF TWO In the first part of this series of Articles on Bankruptcy and Donald Trump, the author explained some of the finer details of the Bankruptcy filings of Donald Trump, or specifically, his Corporations that filed Bankruptcy.  Donald Trump, as he has often stated, never filed Bankruptcy personally.  A number of Corporations formed by Mr. Trump have filed Bankruptcy, and Mr. Trump, in attempting a successful reorganization of these Corporations through Read More +

the Bankruptcy Filings of Donald Trump

SOME THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW ABOUT BANKRUPTCY AND DONALD TRUMP PART ONE OF TWO PARTS There has been much recent mention in the mainstream news and among other political opponents of Donald Trump, namely Carly Fiorina, of the numerous Bankruptcies that Donald Trump was involved.  Although Donald Trump never personally filed Bankruptcy, a number of Corporations in which Donald Trump had majority control and ownership, filed Bankruptcy, specifically Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Trump Corporations have filed Bankruptcy four times.  Each Bankruptcy involved Trump Resorts, Hotels Read More +

Ramifications of the Supreme Court’s Lawless Decision in Bank of America V Caulkett

MESSAGE FROM A BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA PART TWO Jay Weller is a Bankruptcy Attorney in Clearwater, Florida. Jay Weller and Weller Legal Group have Law Offices in Clearwater, Port Richey, and Lakeland, Florida, and have filed over 40,000 Bankruptcies, since 1993. In order to understand this Article, please read Part One. What are the ramifications of the Supreme Court Decision in Bank of America v Caulkett? Why is its construction of the Bankruptcy Code important? Please note that the Supreme Court Decision in Read More +