Outrage over vet thefts
Phillips filed for bankruptcy in 2009. But bankruptcy attorneys have been unable to determine where the vets' money went, aside from gambling debts that Phillips accumulated at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino and the purchase of a Lexus. …
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Round Table emerges from bankruptcy, eyes expansion
"This was a unique bankruptcy, an unusually successful case," said Scott McNutt, the San Francisco-based attorney who represented Round Table. Still, the case produced some casualties. Soon after the February filing, Round Table closed 22 restaurants, …
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I am an attorney Based out of Joliet Illinois, but I do not practice Bankruptcy Law, however in researching a few matters for a friend I found the following website, which will assist you with some of your bankruptcy questions, its:
http://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov/ and YES within 180 days before you file your Initial Bankruptcy Petition you must have gone to or made an appointment with an authorized credit counseling agency. From their site you can look for the PDF that says "Warning Regarding Credit Counseling" good luck! John M. Kogut
I worked for an attorney who did bankruptcy in Illinois. I’m not sure if I remember correctly, but I am pretty certain that the answer is yes. You do have to go through credit counseling before you file for bankruptcy. I think its something that was done over the phone in less than an hour, but there was a fee for it. I just don’t remember how much. I used to have to call the credit counselors and set up phone appointments for our clients.