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Every day new companies open their doors, employ a workforce, and provide valuable services and products to help sustain our economy. Clearly, not all businesses are successful, particularly small...

Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization has and remains a viable option for companies in distress.The Bankruptcy Court provides a singular judicial forum where all creditors are required to participate....

Clients often ask if they qualify for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. People may not know much about bankruptcy before calling my office, but there is a general anxiety as to whether they will be "forced"...

[David Stevens, Esq. walks you through the bankruptcy filing process to help put you at ease]

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision of Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 541 U.S. 465 (2004), took up the issue of the proper method of selecting an interest rate sufficient to pay present value under...

Even before a foreclosure judgment is entered, a mortgage holder may be entitled to injunctive relief restraining a homeowner from collecting or receiving rents if it can show that it will...

The opportunity for summary judgment (either partial or complete) is one of the great benefits of the federal rules, and one of the strongest reasons for parties in state court actions to remove...

For a business to bring itself through a bankruptcy and end up as a reorganized debtor with a confirmed plan of reorganization is a great achievement. Confirmation can only be accomplished with...

A mortgage holder is entitled to an order appointing a rent receiver to collect rents (as that term is defined in the loan documents) and maintain the mortgaged premises in the event of a borrower’s...

The Truth in Lending Act, arguable the nation’s most powerful Consumer Protection Act, and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, give homeowners the means to fight back against a predatory lender. These...