J Kevin Benjamin | Chicago Bankruptcy & Debt Lawyer

J. Kevin Benjamin Esq.

J. Kevin Benjamin Esq.

Tax Litigation, Income Tax, Foreclosure, mortgage loan workout and restructurings, loan modification and debt adjustment

representation in chapter 7, 13, 11, foreclosure defense, mortgage loan workouts and restructurings

Experience: 36 years
Language(s): English

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About J. Kevin

Meet The Founder And Managing Partner At Benjamin Brand, LLP - J. Kevin Benjamin, Esq.

No challenge is too difficult for Attorney J. Kevin Benjamin, Esq.! Since 1989, he has become widely known for being knowledgeable and trustworthy in the bankruptcy and foreclosure field. He is the founder and managing partner of Benjamin Brand, LLP and oversees all the bankruptcy filings, reorganization plans and foreclosure defense strategies at the firm.

Attorney J. Kevin Benjamin, Esq. has set the standard for our attorneys at Benjamin Brand, LLP. If you are looking for a foreclosure defense attorney, look no further. Benjamin Brand, LLP can assist you with whatever foreclosure or bankruptcy issue you may have. Representing individuals in foreclosure related matters since 1989, you can trust that we are more than qualified to handle whatever problem you and your family are facing. We understand that your debt or other financial issue may feel like an overwhelming summit you have to climb, but we want to climb and conquer it with you. You can be debt free and credit rich in no time!

Hourly or Flat Fee Retainers available depending on type of legal matter and circumstances. Free consultation available before any quote of legal fees or type of retainer.

Experience

Attorney

Benjamin | Brand | LLP

1989 - Present

Chicago, IL

Admission

Verified U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

12/20/1989

Verified Illinois

11/09/1989

Verified Florida

09/24/2003

Verified Supreme Court of the United States of America

03/18/1996

Verified United States Tax Court

03/08/1991

Verified United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

01/12/1990

Education

University of Wisconsin @ Madison

B.A. (Economic)

05/1986

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Chicago, Illinois, Florida, American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association’s Consumer Credit, and Bankruptcy & Reorganization Committees; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; Turnaround Management Association; American Society of IRS Problem Solvers; Chicago Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys; National Association of Mortgage Underwriters; Tax Resolution Specialist (); Licensed Illinois Real Estate Broker (); American Society of IRS Tax Problem Solvers (); Certified Forensic Loan Auditor – certification by National Association of Mortgage Underwriters “NAMU”().
    1999 / 1986 / 2009 / 2010
Honors / Awards
  • Certification as a Forensic Loan Auditor National Association of Mortgage Underwriters
    2010

Notable Work

Cases

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Kiely et al v. Carmax Business Services, LLC et al Practice Area: Litigation Date: Jan 11, 2013 Outcome: On or about 11-12-2013 we obtained $20,000 settlement on behalf of our clients! Description: Case Number: 13-AP-00037 related to Chapter 7 bankruptcy case 10-41168 We filed an adversary complaint against several defendants for violation of the Chapter 7 discharge order, and consumer protections acts like the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Individual Chapter 11 Practice Area: Chapter 11 bankruptcy Date: Dec 13, 2012 Outcome: Our client kept all his properties and our Chapter 11 plan of reorganization was confirmed by the Court in November of 2013 Description: Case: 12-48826 we filed an individual chapter 11 or a client who had multiple properties, equity in some, negative equity in others, was in foreclosure, tried foreclosure defense, had tried loan modification and we restructured his loans inside an individual chapter 11, originally over the lenders objections that we were violating the anti modification language under the bankruptcy code. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – v – IAN T. KIDEYS, Et al. – Docket No. 3:13-cr-00016-RLM Practice Area: Criminal defense Date: May 03, 2013 Outcome: it took around 6 weeks and 3-4 contentious hearings in the US District Court of Indiana but we finally were successful in securing his release from jail despite the US Attorneys continued objections and fighting me/us ever step of the way. Description: Northern District of Indiana. Defendant was charged with 27 counts of fraud related charges from a loan modification scheme. His bail was revoked and he was held in County Jail for Pre-Trial Detention. I was hired for the purpose of securing his release (I did not represent him after that).

Publications

Speaking Engagements



Foreclosure Solutions Loan workouts, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Debt Reorganization

2010


Discovery Center Consumer Credit

2000

Benjamin | Brand | LLP Highlights

Consumer Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Reorganization, Workout, Bankruptcy Litigation

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