Sheryl Talks Bankruptcy on “U Need to Know” Show

If you were in Columbia, SC yesterday afternoon and happened to tune in to 1230 AM, you’d have heard Sheryl being interviewed by host Frank Knapp of the “U Need to Know” show, which regularly features SC lawyers on topics of interest to listeners. Yesterday’s topic: bankruptcy basics. You can also hear the show via [...]

Foreclosure in the News

Two stories of interest on the wires today:

June Reyno of San Diego, California, has chained herself to her house to prevent a pending foreclosure. Yes, you read that correctly. Desperate times, etc.
“Good Samaritan” Marilyn Mock saved a total stranger’s home for her at a recent foreclosure sale in Pottsboro, Texas. The homeowner, Tracey Orr, had [...]

Thomas Dart Speaks

I wrote here about Tom Dart earlier - the Cook County sheriff who refused to carry out foreclosure evictions against tenants because the owners of the notes being foreclosed were not consistently complying with the required notice provision in Illinois law. These tenants would come home and find their belongings on the front yard, apparently [...]

Sheriff Thomas Dart of Cook County, Illinois - Consumer Advocate Hero

“My job here as sheriff is not just to follow orders … it is to make sure justice is done.  We shouldn’t be going about destroying people’s lives by winging it. ” - Sheriff Tom Dart
Sheriff Tom Dart of Cook County, Illinois is making headlines this week with his refusal to evict innocent tenants [...]

Is Bankruptcy the Right Thing for Your Family?

The news seems bad, all over. After jobless claims rose to a seven-year high last week, and compounded by the Congressional vacillation over the bailout legislation, the stock market continued a downward trend. Factory orders fell by the largest amount in four years, and if that wasn’t enough to get you good and depressed, the [...]

An Open Letter to Wall Street: Your New Bailout Plan Has Arrived

Tiberius has graciously permitted me to reprint this “open letter to Wall Street” announcing the details of the new proposal for bailing the financial giants out of the mess they created. The letter was originally posted at Democratic Underground:
“[N]ow that we’re in the role of lender, and you’re in the role of borrower, we’re sure [...]