The Maryland Bankruptcy Blog

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will resume collection from federal student loan borrowers whose loans are in...

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (the “Act”), Pub. L....

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (the “Act”), Pub. L....

The decision of whether to convert a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is not simple. There are many, many...

A new client calls me, and we set up a time to meet (via zoom). What should you expect to happen? What questions should you ask? The...

As I discuss in my blog, "Business Chapter 7? Probably Not," in the vast majority of cases, a business will not want to file a voluntary...

Timing the filing of a Chapter 11 reorganization can be complex, but can also be one of the most important factors in determining the...

Almost all of my clients hate to schedule their first appointment with me. It’s not because I’m a bad guy, or that I treat my clients...

I am honored to have once more been selected as as Maryland Super Lawyer for 2024. This makes the 13th year that I have received this...

According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, total bankruptcy filings rose 13 percent, and business...

According to data collected by Epiq, July commercial Chapter 11 filings increased 71 percent over last year. You can read the article...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of being admitted to the bar. Forty years ago, I was clerking for Bruce Williams, the Chief Judge of...

We are often contacted by potential clients who want to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for their closing business. Our answer usually is...

After years of declining bankruptcy filings, according to the most recent study by Epiq Bankruptcy, filings in January 2023 show a...

Update: Signed into law June 21, 2022. Late in the evening on June 8, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Bankruptcy Threshold...

From Public Citizen: Forced arbitration backfires on Uber A cautionary tale on forced arbitration: Uber’s platform Uber Eats allows...

On April 11, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the the “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act," via unanimous consent....

Bankruptcy filings for 2021, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic disruption, are at low levels we haven't seen for...

President Biden has extended the "pause" on federal student loan repayment, which was set to expire on February 1, 2022, to May 1, 2022....