Attorneys who have been practicing law for many years on small firms are aware of the growth and development of the Internet is consistently changing not just the trading industry but the legal marketplace as well. While most of the small firms around the United States are heavily dependent on the referrals from other lawyers and previous legal-seeking clients, there are just few who have survived without any additional new clients. With the popularity of the Internet among people, the use of Yellow pages is not as effective as what it used to be during recent years.

As a result, the use of Yellow pages is constantly declining while the use of Internet continues to climb. In fact, a research conducted by the Internet World Stats confirmed that nearly 70 percent of the American population uses Internet nowadays. Moreover, a separate research study also confirmed that lawyer-related keywords are among the most-searched keywords from over 180 search engines during the last 12 months of 2005. Some of these highly-searched lawyer keywords were as follows:

Personal injury lawyer(s)

Criminal attorney(s)

Bankruptcy attorney(s)

Tax attorney(s)

Accident lawyer(s)

Divorce lawyer(s)

Construction lawyer(s)

Real estate attorney(s)

Probate lawyer(s)

Malpractice attorney(s)

Patent lawyer(s)

Trial attorney(s)

Trademark attorney(s)

Business attorney(s)

Employment lawyer(s)

Securities lawyer(s)

There are several thousands of searches related to these layer terms are performed every month on over 180 search engines on the Internet. Moreover, some of these areas have an average of 100,000 searches performed every month.

That is how popular Internet is used in locating attorneys across the United States. It is good as saying that individuals who are looking for attorneys to represent them in various legal battles are searched from the Internet than the yellow pages and other existing resources.

That is why there now exists the Internet marketing for attorneys. There are many Internet marketing firms that are encouraging attorneys of different expertise to join the Internet marketing industry and advertise their services on the Internet. Many law firms nowadays have already plunged to the industry, getting steady to massive flow of targeted and qualified traffic from different search engines, particularly those major ones such as Yahoo and Google. This targeted and qualified web traffic will be translated to additional new clientele, boosting the revenues that Internet marketing attorneys earn every month.

There are various ways of marketing law firm’s website on the Internet. They may use any of the flowing marketing methods:

Search engine optimization (SEO) the pages of a certain law firm’s website are optimized by reorganizing the web page content and infusing highly searched lawyer terms on the Internet. This will provide higher visibility during search engine page results related to legal matters.Pay per click (PPC) advertising just like an ordinary Internet marketer, attorneys can also enroll their sites on PPC advertising, allowing online advertisements posted to their sites. They will be able to earn additional income once a site visitor clicks on any of those online ads.

Legal directories it works just like the conventional yellow pages wherein a client can find the law firm’s site based on the geographical location and area of expertise. Websites are categorized under such groupings.

Legal blog marketing, writing blogs is one of the effective ways of getting targeted traffic to websites. Attorneys can write blogs about the cases they have handled as well as provide initial yet useful information about legal matters that are commonly disputed in lower or even in higher courts. They will provide some hyperlink back to their websites that will be clicked by the readers in case they want more information about the topic discussed in the legal blog.

Email marketing, attorneys will keep a list of potential subscribers who are willing to receive regular newsletters in the form of emails from them. It is one of the effective ways of building new clientele base.

Multiple domain names, more sites, much better. However, other sites must also be registered on its own domain name that will affirm the credibility and reputation of the website owners as law professionals.

Internet marketing for attorneys is the latest trend for those law professionals who are still looking for additional new clientele. Why stick to the Yellow pages if Internet is far more effective?

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Bankruptcy filing can be a tedious and complicated process. There is a lot of bankruptcy paperwork and you need to be sure of what forms you are required to fill. You are required to fill out the necessary forms before you can file for bankruptcy. When you are searching for the forms to fill, you need to be aware that there are free forms available. There are forms readily available on the official government websites. You will be instructed on how to fill the forms and the various types of bankruptcies available. If there is a web site charging for this service, do not access it. It does not make sense to pay for an existing free service.

Many people also source for these forms from their library official. Here you will also access them for no charge. Your attorney can also provide them. When you first meet with your attorney, he will evaluate your situation and determine which type of bankruptcy you are eligible for. This will help you in knowing which type of form you are required to fill, under a specific chapter.

It is also essential to look for the right form for the state where you reside. This is because state laws vary and what could be a requirement in one state could be a non essential in another. Ensure that the forms are legitimate. You can compare with others or look for government seals. Fill them precisely and correctly. Follow instructions carefully and make sure that the information you give is accurate.

If the forms are filled incorrectly, they get rejected by the bankruptcy court. This means that you will have to re-file which will be a waste of time. Before you file for bankruptcy ensure you have all the necessary documents like bank statements, pension accounts etc. They should be in order so that you avoid a court rejection.

BROOMFIELD, Colo., February 4, 2003 – Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:LVLT) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets and operations of Genuity, a Tier 1 Internet Protocol (IP) communications company based in Woburn, Mass. As consideration, Level 3 has paid $ 60 million in cash to Genuity plus $ 77 million in cash for prepayments to vendors for network services to be used by Level 3 in 2003. In addition, Level 3 is assuming certain of Genuity’s long-term operating agreements.

Level 3 is purchasing substantially all the assets and customer contracts owned by the operating subsidiaries of Genuity, Inc. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement signed by the companies on November 27, 2002, Level 3′s cash consideration at closing was adjusted from the previously announced amount of $ 242 million, including adjustments related to the timing of closing, employee severance reimbursements, and other adjustments relating to decisions made to date regarding Genuity’s operating agreements.

The cash consideration from Level 3, along with the cash remaining on Genuity’s balance sheet, will be available to pay the creditors of Genuity, which filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In accordance with the asset purchase agreement, the final dollar amount of the cash consideration remains subject to additional adjustment within the next three months, but those adjustments are not expected to be significant.

One of the world’s largest Internet backbone networks

As a result of the transaction, Level 3 now operates one the largest Internet backbones in the world and is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for tens of millions of dial-up and broadband subscribers, through its ISP, cable and DSL partners.

“This transaction marks the first major consolidation for the industry after the market turmoil of the past few years,” said James Q. Crowe, chief executive officer of Level 3. “Industry observers have been anticipating consolidation and that a certain number of companies would emerge in a position of strength, with sustainable and profitable businesses. We believe this transaction makes Level 3 just such a company. The Genuity transaction brings together the strength and resources of two innovative industry leaders – and positions Level 3 well for the long term.

“This transaction significantly improves Level 3′s financial position. It adds substantial new revenue from high-quality customers and creates value by generating significant network and operating cost synergies for the combined business, as well as reductions in capital expenditures. As a result, it accelerates our projected time to positive free cash flow to the second quarter of 2004.”

Crowe noted that Level 3 is inheriting Genuity’s culture and long history as an Internet pioneer. “Genuity’s roots go back to BBN, which helped create many of the key technologies that underpin IP communications,” Crowe said. “Its engineers created the first email system and sent the first email over a packet network. They helped create the first routers and build the first IP networks, which grew to become what we now know as the Internet. More recently, Level 3 helped pioneer softswitch technology, implemented Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services, and revolutionized bandwidth provisioning with its ONTAPSM process. We believe that, together, we can build on that strong combined legacy of innovation.”

Paul R. Gudonis, Genuity’s chief executive officer, also praised the transaction. “The Genuity team has built a well-deserved reputation for both technical innovation and customer care, of which I am tremendously proud,” Gudonis said. “Today, we look forward to continuing that legacy of excellence as part of Level 3. We believe this transaction is in the best interest of both our creditors and customers. We believe that our customers will benefit from having a stronger and more financially sound service provider with industry-leading operational capabilities and a technically advanced network platform.”

“I am particularly pleased that Paul Gudonis has agreed to join our team as Executive Vice President,” Crowe said. “Initially, Paul will work with senior management on the Genuity transition and integration, as well as mergers and acquisitions and overall corporate strategy. His vision, talent and experience will be of great value to us as we move through the integration process.”

Agreements with Verizon and America Online

As part of the transaction, Level 3 has negotiated commercial agreements with both Verizon and America Online, Genuity’s largest customers.

Verizon has signed new multi-year agreements with Level 3. Under the agreements, Level 3 will provide a range of services to Verizon, including certain transport and IP services, which Verizon may use or resell to its customers. In addition, Level 3 will become Verizon’s digital subscriber line (DSL) aggregation supplier in over 20 markets in North America. Under the agreements, Level 3 will purchase certain services from Verizon to expand its managed modem business.

“We’re extremely pleased to be entering into this expanded relationship with Level 3,” said Paul Lacouture, president of Verizon’s Network Services Group. “We look forward to working together closely and believe that our relationship can serve as a source of significant value for both companies going forward.”

As previously disclosed, America Online has signed an agreement consenting to Level 3 acquiring America Online’s network services agreement with Genuity.

Kevin O’Hara, Level 3′s president and chief operating officer, said: “Through the Genuity transaction, we have been able to forge significant expansions to our existing customer relationships with Verizon and America Online, two of the world’s leading communications franchises. Our ongoing relationship with these industry leaders is a source of pride for Level 3, and we are committed to delivering the highest value to them as a service provider.”

Seth Libby, senior analyst with the wholesale communications services practice at the Yankee Group, said the acquisition brings needed consolidation in the Tier 1 backbone community. “This transaction positions Level 3 with AT&T, WorldCom and Sprint as a leading carrier of Internet traffic,” Libby said. “In addition, the customer contracts with Verizon and America Online – combined with Level 3′s existing business – establish Level 3 as the primary provider of backbone connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers.”

Genuity business unit to focus on managed services

Level 3 will operate its newly acquired managed IP services business in Woburn under the name Genuity Managed Services. The managed IP services business will deliver an enhanced product suite, including Internet access, web hosting, virtual private networks (VPNs), and advanced security services. It will deliver those services over the Level 3 network, leveraging the network’s inherent cost efficiency and operational capabilities.

Positive free cash flow expected during second quarter of 2004

As part of this transaction, Level 3 has assumed most of Genuity’s existing customer contracts and in addition, has signed new multi-year customer contracts that together represent expected revenue in excess of $ 1 billion over the remaining life of the agreements. The company expects the Genuity transaction to provide approximately $ 600 million of new revenue to Level 3 during 2003. Integration costs of approximately $ 75 to $ 100 million are expected to be incurred during 2003. As a result of this transaction, the company now expects positive free cash flow to occur in the second quarter of 2004.

“As a result of the degree of overlap in services and in the geography of the Genuity and Level 3 networks, as well as our integration planning, we are confident in our ability to significantly reduce network expenses, operating expenses and capital expenses over the coming quarters,” said Sureel Choksi, Level 3′s chief financial officer.

Level 3′s acquisition strategy

Crowe noted that the Genuity transaction is consistent with Level 3′s previously announced acquisition strategy. “As we have said in the past, we evaluate every potential acquisition according to its ability to generate positive cash flow from high credit quality customers,” Crowe said. “We look for opportunities to acquire recurring revenues that come predominantly from services we already provide, in geographic areas that we already serve, with customers consistent with our existing customer base. Above all, we are committed to remaining fully funded to free cash flow breakeven and improving our financial position. The acquisition of Genuity’s business meets all of these key criteria.”

Conference Call Today

Level 3 will hold a conference call to discuss this announcement, as well as the company’s fourth-quarter results, at 11 a.m. eastern standard time today. To join the call, please dial 612-326-1003. A live broadcast of the call can also be heard on Level 3′s web site at http://www.level3.com. An audio replay of the call will also be accessible through the web site or by dialing 320-365-3844 – Access Code 670293.

About Level 3 Communications

Level 3 (Nasdaq:LVLT) is an international communications and information services company. The company operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, is one of the largest providers of wholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North America and is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers, through its cable and DSL partners. The company offers a wide range of communications services over its 20,000-mile broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport, colocation services, and patented Softswitch-based managed modem and voice services. Its Web address is http://www.Level3.com.

The company offers managed IP and information services through its subsidiaries, Genuity Managed Services, (i)Structure and Software Spectrum. For additional information, visit their respective web sites at http://www.genuity.com, http://www.softwarespectrum.com, and http://www.i-structure.com.

Forward Looking Statement

Some of the statements made by Level 3 in this press release are forward-looking in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Level 3 believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the overall economy relating to, among other things, the September 11 attacks and subsequent events, the challenges of integration, substantial capital requirements; development of effective internal processes and systems; the ability to attract and retain high quality employees; technology; the number and size of competitors in its markets; law and regulatory policy; and the mix of products and services offered in the company’s target markets. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found within Level 3′s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.

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The operating system, office software software such as success in renmin after the first time, sasac computer aided design CA D software used in category.

Recently, the central enterprise original software sasac centralized purchasing the second stage of the negotiations for A successful end, C A X A, jinshan, rising, Microsoft software vendors into software in renmin list. C A X as A domestic C A D and PL M industry software, leader of the enterprise, the 2 D C A D, 3 D C A D software be renmin C A D in state-owned assets supervision of the first specified products, which completely independent intellectual property rights of the C A X A solid design software is used only designated renmin 3 D C A D software.

Not long ago, li wei, deputy director of the state-owned assets supervision and the third time the central enterprise informatization work conference, promote enterprise use original software job get new achievements. The central enterprise actively implementing the country about promoting enterprise use original software work required, in 2009 the smooth realization of the headquarters all use original software and secondary units use original software work basic goal, 51 home central enterprises and their subordinate units in the software of the original work demonstration unit. The central enterprise original software centralized purchasing work produced results, there were 73 in the central enterprises to participate in the work, including lower unit of registered users, used to 836. By April 2010, purchasing scale has reached 5.43 million yuan, the scale effect of the obvious, effectively reduce the central enterprise use original software costs.

And from the news of the national copyright administration said, in from high to low, step-by-step principle, the national copyright administration will push to provincial authorities before the end of July, the provincial capital and plan to separate the city government before the end of August, ShiXianJi government in before the end of October, complete the inspection work the original software rectification.

The government procurement of the original software push seems to give domestic software offer hope. For a long time, forced by the strength of the foreign software piracy and the pressure of a variety of reasons, the domestic software have been squeezed for survival. Among them, the piracy threat has been one of the killer domestic software. The industry commentators li yi think, the piracy problem objectively contribute to the foreign software in Chinese market share, thus to domestic software with devastating blow to restrict domestic software, is the biggest obstacle of the development of.

“The government has made great efforts to promote the original software, is to the software enterprise value affirmation. The past for quite a long time, the most serious software piracy is one of office software. And as the government to promote the opportunities of the original software, office software market will present a rapid development of the trend.” Jinshan company vice President GeKe said.

However, despite the government procurement on domestic policy support, software has a domestic software in government procurement software percentage of still limited. In many state organs, large enterprise, Microsoft, IB M foreign well-known software is still dominant. The central university of finance management professor, said the government XuHuanDong 1995 years ago, jinshan WPS operating system has been in steady development, but in 1995 the government take the lead in using Microsoft’s operating system, then formed office software market monopoly situation.

No doubt, the government procurement to promote domestic software which has played a positive role, but develop domestic software can’t simply rely on government procurement. In may this year and declared bankruptcy in an example is science and technology. Borrows the government procurement rapidly develop in science and technology and, as the government department purchase project to reduce the operating performance, year by year, finally had to for a sharp slowdown in debt payments and the declaration of bankruptcy. In addition, in order to avoid teenagers the influence of bad information by the Internet and poison, invested by the state to buy for the free to download and use Internet management software “green dam-flower, also because” escort sales channels through the narrow, lack of money and die young.

“Left the government procurement support, the fate of the domestic software will be how?” For most domestic software for manufacturers, this is a problem worth pondering. In fact, it is high-end design and innovation ability is insufficient, top technical personnel, enterprise management, poor scarce consumer acceptance of reasons that caused the domestic software itself of quality and service in a disadvantage.

The personage inside course of study thinks, although the government procurement in the certain degree to support domestic software industry, but also can make domestic software enterprise cannot in real competition in the market become strong, even can make the enterprise once real to market will die. In fact, no matter the proportion of government purchasing domestic software is how much, this policy inclination and a series of related to the support of the terms are really just a kind of auxiliary power, and in the way of the national software industry as protagonist, the enterprise is always. The operating system, office software software such as success in renmin after the first time, sasac computer aided design CA D software used in category.

Recently, the central enterprise original software sasac centralized purchasing the second stage of the negotiations for A successful end, C A X A, jinshan, rising, Microsoft software vendors into software in renmin list. C A X as A domestic C A D and PL M industry software, leader of the enterprise, the 2 D C A D, 3 D C A D software be renmin C A D in state-owned assets supervision of the first specified products, which completely independent intellectual property rights of the C A X A solid design software is used only designated renmin 3 D C A D software.

Not long ago, li wei, deputy director of the state-owned assets supervision and the third time the central enterprise informatization work conference, promote enterprise use original software job get new achievements. The central enterprise actively implementing the country about promoting enterprise use original software work required, in 2009 the smooth realization of the headquarters all use original software and secondary units use original software work basic goal, 51 home central enterprises and their subordinate units in the software of the original work demonstration unit. The central enterprise original software centralized purchasing work produced results, there were 73 in the central enterprises to participate in the work, including lower unit of registered users, used to 836. By April 2010, purchasing scale has reached 5.43 million yuan, the scale effect of the obvious, effectively reduce the central enterprise use original software costs.

And from the news of the national copyright administration said, in from high to low, step-by-step principle, the national copyright administration will push to provincial authorities before the end of July, the provincial capital and plan to separate the city government before the end of August, ShiXianJi government in before the end of October, complete the inspection work the original software rectification.

The government procurement of the original software push seems to give domestic software offer hope. For a long time, forced by the strength of the foreign software piracy and the pressure of a variety of reasons, the domestic software have been squeezed for survival. Among them, the piracy threat has been one of the killer domestic software. The industry commentators li yi think, the piracy problem objectively contribute to the foreign software in Chinese market share, thus to domestic software with devastating blow to restrict domestic software, is the biggest obstacle of the development of.

“The government has made great efforts to promote the original software, is to the software enterprise value affirmation. The past for quite a long time, the most serious software piracy is one of office software. And as the government to promote the opportunities of the original software, office software market will present a rapid development of the trend.” Jinshan company vice President GeKe said.

However, despite the government procurement on domestic policy support, software has a domestic software in government procurement software percentage of still limited. In many state organs, large enterprise, Microsoft, IB M foreign well-known software is still dominant. The central university of finance management professor, said the government XuHuanDong 1995 years ago, jinshan WPS operating system has been in steady development, but in 1995 the government take the lead in using Microsoft’s operating system, then formed office software market monopoly situation.

No doubt, the government procurement to promote domestic software which has played a positive role, but develop domestic software can’t simply rely on government procurement. In may this year and declared bankruptcy in an example is science and technology. Borrows the government procurement rapidly develop in science and technology and, as the government department purchase project to reduce the operating performance, year by year, finally had to for a sharp slowdown in debt payments and the declaration of bankruptcy. In addition, in order to avoid teenagers the influence of bad information by the Internet and poison, invested by the state to buy for the free to download and use Internet management software “green dam-flower, also because” escort sales channels through the narrow, lack of money and die young.

“Left the government procurement support, the fate of the domestic software will be how?” For most domestic software for manufacturers, this is a problem worth pondering. In fact, it is high-end design and innovation ability is insufficient, top technical personnel, enterprise management, poor scarce consumer acceptance of reasons that caused the domestic software itself of quality and service in a disadvantage.

The personage inside course of study thinks, although the government procurement in the certain degree to support domestic software industry, but also can make domestic software enterprise cannot in real competition in the market become strong, even can make the enterprise once real to market will die. In fact, no matter the proportion of government purchasing domestic software is how much, this policy inclination and a series of related to the support of the terms are really just a kind of auxiliary power, and in the way of the national software industry as protagonist, the enterprise is always.

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People who truly feel depressed due to the stress of their credit card debt are in a position to get rid from it by would mean of the government credit score card debt relief software intended to aid such troubled debtors. This system was launched by the US federal government just for the facilitation and convenience of the American people who think it very difficult to pay off their loans on the right time and thus they are in the vicinity of the circumstances when their loan providers can declare them bankrupt. The US government wants to lessen the conditions of bankruptcy considering that creditors and debtors experience from these types of circumstances. The collectors eliminate their capital whereas the debtors have to bear the tag of defaulter.

It is very good for a debtor to get relief from the credit card debt in its place of fading the reputation. For obtaining the utmost gain from the federal credit score card financial debt relief system, earliest a person needs to unearth and get in touch with an authentic and registered credit card debt settlement agency. One particular point that a human being ought to hold in thoughts is that he/she ought to hardly ever go to the company which demands a fee for delivering the details about these a government system as a result of this sort of specifics need to be on hand to every last person zero cost of cost. If a small business expenses something for these specifics, then it displays clearly that it is not reliable. It is also rumored by many pretend financial debt settlement enterprises that a debtor can erase his/her all debt by usually means of a cheque which is directly issued by the United States government. This kind of rumors are not true and the intent of spreading them is just to misguide the debtors and then to get paid some dough from them. A human being will want to be incredibly mindful every time he/she is going to lookup for a financial debt settlement agency.

Subsequent to tracking down a legal and registered credit card debt settlement organization, a particular person can move further by distributing an software form in which he/she would make an ask for for a government grant. It is advocated that a debtor diligently reads all the guidance described in this application sort and then follows them simply because in this way the odds of software boost. He/she has to attach some personal documents – lender statements, pay slips or other paperwork which establish his/her unstable personal conditions together with this application sort. A person who applied for government credit card credit card debt relief program should be the US citizen and should have crossed 18 ages of age. The software of a debtor will be reviewed and if it meets all the needs, then it gets approval in any other case it will be rejected.

It is very common in the United States where hundreds of thousands of people face poor credits. And many become victims to financial scarcity owing to economic problems and various other reasons. And despite the intents being good, many try to reestablish their credit standings by taking more and more number of loans from banks and other lenders and lose their credit worthiness.

There are many short term solutions for those who do not want credit checks for their payday loans. Out of many, one includes a payday loan which is the best option since they are intended for unexpected circumstances where money is required immediately. And for those who have had credit problems in the past, securing a no credit check loans also come in handy. Based on one’s personal requirement, one can choose the amount they need as a loan.

There are just few conditions and prerequisites that one needs to follow to get no credit check payday loans. One needs to be a citizen of the United States and should have attained 18 years of age. Also, one should possess a checking amount a monthly income should not be less than $ 1,000. If one is found to be correct in all the required information criteria, the loan application is approved easily and cash is transferred within 24 hours. So if one is in need of quick cash and the payday is weeks away, a no credit check payday loans helps in overcoming financial crutches and help hold one’s foot firmly on the ground.

With a long string of grim work and employment related news coming from the world over, where many people have lost their jobs and businesses, it has become increasingly harder for average people to get a loan. Today, most of the banks ask to show an unblemished credit rating and despite that a loan is not guaranteed at all. In such unfavorable environment, even though one desperately needs the money, it’s no wonder that one feels deterred from applying for a loan. Fortunately, the no credit check payday loans help people in times of financial emergencies when they run short of cash between paydays. To avoid going into bankruptcy, one must avail the facility, the no credit check is not just convenient but is also very fast, and hence extremely popular with customers seeking urgent loans.

Poor credit history is overlooked by many moneylenders. Even for those who do not have an impeccable record of credit history, can relax, Most of the no credit check payday loans are available online so that one can get the loan proceeds deposited into the bank account the next business day at the latest. Many loan providers’ deals in various kinds of loans including fast payday loans with no facing and no credit checks are a part of these. The purpose of designing these loans are causing least or no inconvenience to those suffering from arrears, defaults, bankruptcy and any other financial crisis.

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The credit counseling industry represents a hotbed of activity from scammers. The truth of the matter is, there are nearly as many companies and individuals offering debt relief help as there are individuals trying to cope with spiraling debt.

While many credit counseling institutions are, in fact, legitimately offering help, there aren’t always genuine intentions behind those convincing ads appealing to help you “get out of debt now!” There are many companies these days that claim they can provide consumers with free bankruptcy advice and other services geared toward miraculously wiping away their debt. Such claims are very tempting to those of us who are in dire financial straits- many indebted Americans, particularly those with full households to support, are sometimes in a fury to blindly “sign on the dotted line” and take these supposed credit counselors up on whatever immediate bailout they are offering.

A legitimate credit counselor may perform some or all of the following tasks: help you prioritize your bills, contact lending institutions, create a reasonable budget for your household, and help you develop the money management skills that you need to get out, and stay out, of debt.

Here are some things that, in most cases, a real credit counselor won’t do:

- Wipe away your debt completely – avoid any credit counseling company that claims to do this; it is simply too good to be true, and therefore it’s not!- Contact the borrower’s lending institutions to negotiate a reduction – most companies that claim to provide this service don’t really have that power.

People who claim to be credit counselors, whether they are offering tax debt relief or some other form of debt alleviation, who ask you up front for secure financial information such as account numbers should be a red flag to you if they do so without explaining what they plan to do with that information first. Before you sign on with a credit counselor, make sure they explain to you how their services work, especially when they are charging you a fee.

Monthly fees of $ 30 or more are red flags as well. If a credit counselor asks you for anything more than a $ 50 fee just for signing up with them, they are probably more interested in your money than helping you out of debt. If a counseling agency requests that you stop making your monthly payments to credit card companies or mortgage lenders, claiming they will make them for you, make sure they are doing just that, rather than just taking your money and creating even more debt in your name.

Whether you choose to go it alone or solicit the services of a credit counselor, understanding your options and who you can trust will bring you that much closer to eradicating that financial burden. Debt can certainly be scary and overwhelming, putting unnecessary strain on relationships and families. It makes people vulnerable to companies preying on their fears in an attempt to make a quick buck without actually rendering the services they advertise.

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I recently performed a online court records search on this man and was amazed at my findings. He has no less than 60 judgments against him and in one case he was convicted of Theft in the 1st Degree, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of approximately $ 142,000. That was approximately 10 years ago. He served a few days of his sentence on two separate occasions and was bailed out with $ 43,000 in bonds. A partial restitution was made. Of the remaining cases, he still owes in excess of $ 200,000. It is my understanding that he has filed bankruptcy, but have not confirmed that yet.

His pattern continues. On the jobs I worked on recently, he still owes subcontractors. On the first job for which he was paid in full in September, he still owes approximately $ 15,000. Yesterday, we collected from the homeowner on the 2nd job. On the final job, we ceased work on December 23, 2008 and filed a mechanics lien. We spoke with the homeowner and explained our concerns. The owner had already paid the general $ 35,000 with a balance due of approximately $ 23,000 based on the building permit information filed with the city. The job was started the end of September and to date, we have received nothing. The general contractor has promised payment by the 10th and 25th of each month if we provide invoices by the 25th and 10th, respectively. He has promised payment but neglected to write the checks.

I visited with the owner of his last business operation. He had convinced her to let him put the business in her name and make him an employee. Most of his clients and vendors are unaware of this. He has the same arrangement with the bookkeeper of his current business. It appears that he then collects money from the clients and then either spends it or diverts it elsewhere, thus leaving the unsuspecting owner with a series of bounced checks, lawsuits and irate vendors. He is eventually brought to court, a judgment is ruled against him and he walks away. The plaintiff, in most cases, receives little or nothing in restitution. It also appears that he may have forged signatures on credit applications and possibly be involved in a check kiting. Again, he is not the owner of the business, but it appears that he is directly involved in its financial operations.

The previous owner has contacted the local authorities, but they basically say they can’t do anything. One vendor has contacted the Attorney General of the State and is awaiting a response.

My question is this: With his 20 year legal track record of nonpayment and theft, what can be done to stop him from continuing his practice/scam? He is brilliant in the execution of this “scam”, but needs to be stopped for the protection of unsuspecting clients, vendors and subcontractors. What can be done? Does a class action against him apply?

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Answer by april T
call your state Attorney General’s office

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Not too long ago, you made a handful of projects for your coming holiday getaway. We had arrived sick of the most common town journeys that you consider each year, and we all investigated mountain / hill cabin rentals rented. All of us finally chose a new log home in your smoky mountain range, and even lead out and about their very own for the 4th for September. Wow, ended up being all of us in for a treat.

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