Sylvester Bankruptcy Lawyer, Texas


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

Della Jean Durham

Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  27 Years

Gary M. Brown

Real Estate, Criminal, Business & Trade, Consumer Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  40 Years

Dick Randolph Crownover

Family Law, Administrative Law, Consumer Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  44 Years

Kyle D. Tatom

Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Litigation
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  36 Years

Bryant Nelson Quinn

Litigation, Oil & Gas, Criminal, Consumer Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  66 Years

Ashton R. Anderson

Civil Rights, Estate Planning, International Tax, Bankruptcy, Immigration
Status:  In Good Standing           

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Gary L. Hacker

Litigation, Oil & Gas, Business & Trade, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           

J. Phillip Black

Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  47 Years

Stanley Earl Smith

Environmental Law Other, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  30 Years

Samuel Reyes

Insurance, Consumer Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  38 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

COLLECTION AGENCY

A company hired by a creditor to collect a debt that it is owed. Creditors typically hire a collection agency only after they have made efforts to collect the d... (more...)
A company hired by a creditor to collect a debt that it is owed. Creditors typically hire a collection agency only after they have made efforts to collect the debt themselves, typically through letters (called 'dunning' letters) and telephone calls. Collection agencies are regulated by the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Unfortunately, too many collectors ignore this law.

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.

401(K) PLAN

A deferred compensation savings program in which employees invest part of their wages, sometimes along with employer contributions, to save on taxes. No income ... (more...)
A deferred compensation savings program in which employees invest part of their wages, sometimes along with employer contributions, to save on taxes. No income taxes on the amount invested and any earnings are due until the employee withdraws money from the fund.

CREDITOR

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

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA)

A federal law that is designed to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining in a credit report. The law requires credit bureaus to a... (more...)
A federal law that is designed to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining in a credit report. The law requires credit bureaus to adopt reasonable procedures for gathering, maintaining and disseminating information and bars credit bureaus from reporting negative information that is older than seven years, except a bankruptcy, which may be reported for ten. If you notify a credit bureau of an error in your credit report, the FCRA requires the bureau to investigate your allegations within 30 days, review all information you provide, remove inaccurate and unverified information and adopt procedures to keep the information from reappearing. In addition, the law requires that creditors refrain from reporting incorrect information to credit bureaus.

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.

INFRINGEMENT (OF TRADEMARK)

Unauthorized use of a protected trademark or service mark, or use of something very similar to a protected mark. The success of a lawsuit to stop the infringeme... (more...)
Unauthorized use of a protected trademark or service mark, or use of something very similar to a protected mark. The success of a lawsuit to stop the infringement turns on whether the defendant's use causes a likelihood of confusion in the average consumer. If a court determines that the average consumer would be confused, the owner of the original mark can prevent the other's use of the infringing mark and sometimes collect damages.

DISPOSABLE INCOME

The difference between a debtor's current monthly income and allowable expenses. This is the amount that the new bankruptcy law deems available to pay into a Ch... (more...)
The difference between a debtor's current monthly income and allowable expenses. This is the amount that the new bankruptcy law deems available to pay into a Chapter 13 plan.

FDCPA

See Fair Debt Collections & Practices Act.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Ferguson v. BUILDING MATERIALS

... Clair Newbern, Fort Worth, TX, for Amicus Curiae. PER CURIAM. At issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs in a personal injury suit should be estopped from pursuing their claim because they initially omitted it as a listed asset in a pending bankruptcy. ...

Graber v. Fuqua

... 2240, 135 L.Ed.2d 700 (1996)). IV. Federal Law Occupies the Field of Bankruptcy and Preempts State Law. ... Id. C. The Required Uniformity of Bankruptcy Laws Mitigates Against Development of State Common Law Claims for Misconduct in Bankruptcy Proceedings. ...

Unifund CCR Partners v. Villa

... Villa later filed for bankruptcy, and his debts were discharged. In his bankruptcy filing, Villa listed Bank One, not Unifund, as creditor on the credit card debt. After Villa's bankruptcy, Unifund sued Villa on the debt. Villa answered ...