Westbrookville Bankruptcy Lawyer, New York

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Robert J. Buonomo

Bankruptcy, Business Organization, Insurance, Litigation
Status:  In Good Standing           

Carol C. Pierce

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Corporate, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           

Michael O'Leary

Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt
Status:  In Good Standing           

Patrick D. Hickey

Environmental Law Other, Elder Law, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  9 Years

Brian Christopher Fetzko

Criminal, Real Estate, Traffic, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt
Status:  In Good Standing           

Richard Scott Zirt

Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Traffic, Motor Vehicle
Status:  In Good Standing           

Michael Schwartz

Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  62 Years

David Jon Doyaga

Consumer Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  20 Years

Ronald Steven Kossar

Immigration, Estate, Divorce, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           

William Wesley Frame

Criminal, Litigation, Bankruptcy, Franchising
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  20 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

MEETING OF CREDITORS

A meeting held with the bankruptcy trustee about a month after you file for bankruptcy. You must attend. The trustee reviews your bankruptcy papers and asks a f... (more...)
A meeting held with the bankruptcy trustee about a month after you file for bankruptcy. You must attend. The trustee reviews your bankruptcy papers and asks a few questions. In a Chapter 7, the meeting of creditors lasts a few minutes and rarely do any creditors show up. In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, one or two creditors may attend, especially if they disagree with some provision of your repayment plan.

CREDIT FILE

See credit report.

ACCORD AND SATISFACTION

An agreement to settle a contract dispute by accepting less than what's due. This procedure is often used by creditors who want to cut their losses by collectin... (more...)
An agreement to settle a contract dispute by accepting less than what's due. This procedure is often used by creditors who want to cut their losses by collecting as much money as they can from debtors who cannot pay the full amount.

CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY

The most familiar type of bankruptcy, in which many or all of your debts are wiped out completely in exchange for giving up your nonexempt property. Chapter 7 b... (more...)
The most familiar type of bankruptcy, in which many or all of your debts are wiped out completely in exchange for giving up your nonexempt property. Chapter 7 bankruptcy takes from three to six months, costs about $200, and commonly requires only one trip to the courthouse.

FRAUDULENT TRANSFER

In a bankruptcy case, a transfer of property to another for less than the property's value for the purpose of hiding the property from the bankruptcy trustee --... (more...)
In a bankruptcy case, a transfer of property to another for less than the property's value for the purpose of hiding the property from the bankruptcy trustee -- for instance, when a debtor signs a car over to a relative to keep it out of the bankruptcy estate. Fraudulently transferred property can be recovered and sold by the trustee for the benefit of the creditors.

COLLATERAL

Property that guarantees payment of a secured debt.

CREDIT COUNSELING

Counseling that explores the possibility of repaying debts outside of bankruptcy and educates the debtor about credit, budgeting, and financial management. Unde... (more...)
Counseling that explores the possibility of repaying debts outside of bankruptcy and educates the debtor about credit, budgeting, and financial management. Under the new bankruptcy law, a debtor must undergo credit counseling with an approved provider before filing for bankruptcy.

CREDITOR

A person or entity (such as a bank) to whom a debt is owed.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)

A federal law that guarantees a worker's right to be paid fairly. The FLSA defines the 40-hour workweek, sets out the federal minimum wage, states requirements ... (more...)
A federal law that guarantees a worker's right to be paid fairly. The FLSA defines the 40-hour workweek, sets out the federal minimum wage, states requirements for overtime and places restrictions on child labor.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Barranco v. Cabrini Medical Center

... Department. Decided April 1, 2008. Concur — Gonzalez, JP, Williams, Catterson and Moskowitz, JJ. On or about February 21, 2001, plaintiff filed a petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Some ...

Insurance Co. v. HSBC BANK USA

... We are asked in this case to decide whether a Bankruptcy Court order allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's bank account is entitled to res judicata effect in a subsequent state proceeding alleging that a portion of the funds in the account were state tax proceeds that should not ...

White v. Mazella-White

... which was to vacate the aforesaid inquest be made part of this judgment; and it is further," and (3) by deleting the fifth decretal paragraph thereof awarding the defendant the principal sum of $85,000 in equitable distribution payable to the defendant's trustee in bankruptcy; as so ...