Portage Bankruptcy Lawyer, Ohio

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Includes: Bankruptcy Litigation, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Dissolution

Robert Emmett Spitler

Family Law, Corporate, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  51 Years

Thomas Staten Middleton

Agriculture, Family Law, Corporate, Commercial Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  62 Years

Andrew Robert Schuman

Criminal, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  24 Years

John Frederic Newlove

Family Law, Criminal, Corporate, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  40 Years

John Anthony Landry

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Business, Commercial Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           

John Joseph Hunter

Agriculture, Family Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  38 Years

Donald James Guernsey

Agriculture, Family Law, Corporate, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  47 Years

Carol Lynn Reffner

Federal Appellate Practice, Family Law, Criminal, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  37 Years

John Carroll Wasserman

Federal Appellate Practice, Corporate, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  60 Years

David Lee Honold

Real Estate, Estate, Banking & Finance, Commercial Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  52 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

GRACE PERIOD

A period of time during which you are not required to make payments on a debt. For example, most credit cards give you a grace period of 20-30 days before you h... (more...)
A period of time during which you are not required to make payments on a debt. For example, most credit cards give you a grace period of 20-30 days before you have to pay interest on the amount of your purchases. Cash advances, however, usually have no grace period; interest begins to accumulate from the date of the withdrawal, even if you pay your bills on time. Also, some student loans give you a grace period after graduating or dropping out of school. During this time, you are not required to make payments on your loan.

LIMITED LIABILITY

The maximum amount a business owner can lose if the business is subject to debts, claims or other liabilities. An owner of a limited liability company (LLC) or ... (more...)
The maximum amount a business owner can lose if the business is subject to debts, claims or other liabilities. An owner of a limited liability company (LLC) or a person who invests in a corporation (a shareholder) generally stands to lose only the amount of money invested in the business. This means that if the business folds, creditors cannot seize or sell an owner's home, car, or other personal assets.

FDCPA

See Fair Debt Collections & Practices Act.

PREFERENCE

A payment made by a debtor to a creditor within a defined period prior to filing for bankruptcy -- within three months for arms-length creditors (regular commer... (more...)
A payment made by a debtor to a creditor within a defined period prior to filing for bankruptcy -- within three months for arms-length creditors (regular commercial creditors) and within one year for insider creditors (friends, family members, and business associates). Because a preference gives the creditor who received the payment an edge over other creditors in the bankruptcy case, the trustee can recover the preference (the amount of the payment) and distribute it among all of the creditors.

CREDIT FILE

See credit report.

CURRENT MONTHLY INCOME

As defined by the new bankruptcy law, a bankruptcy filer's total gross income (whether taxable or not), averaged over the six-month period immediately preceding... (more...)
As defined by the new bankruptcy law, a bankruptcy filer's total gross income (whether taxable or not), averaged over the six-month period immediately preceding the bankruptcy filing. The debtor's current monthly income is used to determine whether the debtor can file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, among other things.

CREDIT BUREAU

A private, profit-making company that collects and sells information about a person's credit history. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders and credit... (more...)
A private, profit-making company that collects and sells information about a person's credit history. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders and credit card companies that use the information to screen applicants for loans and credit cards. There are three major credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian and Trans Union, and they are regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.

SETOFF

A claim made by someone who allegedly owes money, that the amount should be reduced because the other person owes him money. This is often raised in a countercl... (more...)
A claim made by someone who allegedly owes money, that the amount should be reduced because the other person owes him money. This is often raised in a counterclaim filed by a defendant in a lawsuit. Banks may try to exercise a setoff by taking money out of a deposit account to satisfy past due payments on a loan or credit card bill. Such an act is illegal under most circumstances.

LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER (LDW)

Rental car insurance that makes the rental car company responsible for damage to or theft of a rental car. This insurance is a major consumer ripoff, as it ofte... (more...)
Rental car insurance that makes the rental car company responsible for damage to or theft of a rental car. This insurance is a major consumer ripoff, as it often duplicates coverage provided by the renter's regular car insurance and/or the credit card she uses to rent the car. Nevertheless, hard-sell practices by rental car agents often dupe people into buying LDWs they don't really need. LDW is also called 'collision damage waiver.'

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Kaplan

... {¶ 4} On May 21, 2007, Tina Marie Burge filed a grievance with relator alleging that she paid respondent $350 to convert her pending Chapter 13 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 but that he did not perform the requested service and did not respond to her phone calls. ...

Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Martin

... We The People stores use workbooks, prepared by WTPUSA, that are essentially questionnaires pertaining to specific legal problems such as bankruptcy, divorce, dissolution, and probate. ... They also offered divorce for $349, bankruptcy for $199, and incorporation for $399. ...

Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Gresley

... 432 Count Two. {¶ 6} In April 2009, a husband and wife retained respondent to file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy on their behalf. Although respondent promised to file the bankruptcy petition on April 3, 2009, he did not do so until May 26, 2009. ...