by shawndrone | Mar 3, 2022 | bankruptcy attorney, bankruptcy lawyer, Client Information
The Reuters news organization reported on February 8, 2022 that over $4.5 trillion in mortgages were originated in 2021, reaching a historic high for the database, which goes back to 1999. Mortgage balances increased by $258 billion in the fourth quarter to $10.93...
by Max Gardner | Feb 15, 2022 | bankruptcy attorney, bankruptcy lawyer
My Bankruptcy colleagues and I predicted a tsunami in Bankruptcy filings beginning in mid to late 2020 and even today. Interestingly enough, it never happened. In fact, 2021 was the lowest national filing statistically since 2000. Personally, my consumer filings...
by Max Gardner | Jan 15, 2022 | bankruptcy attorney, bankruptcy lawyer, Client Information
California recently increased the amount of homestead exemption that can be claimed. The new law went into effect January 1, 2021. Under Assembly Bill 1885, for example, the amount of homestead exemption that can be claimed in a Bankruptcy case in Bakersfield and...
by Max Gardner | Jun 10, 2021 | bankruptcy attorney, bankruptcy lawyer
I have practiced Bankruptcy law in Bakersfield now for over 30 years. The quality of law practiced by me and my colleagues serving Kern and Inyo counties is high. I have seen problems arise from time to time and almost always, it is a result of a breakdown in...
by Max Gardner | Sep 7, 2017 | bankruptcy attorney
Bankruptcy Attorney | Create a Budget to Get Out of Bad Debt Bankruptcy Attorney | Did you make any resolutions this year? Many people plan to shed the extra pounds that are dragging them down – but does that include weight from your bad debt? It’s amazing how...
by Max Gardner | Nov 16, 2016 | bankruptcy attorney
Bankruptcy Attorney | Avoiding Bankruptcy—How Much Can I Afford? Bankruptcy Attorney | As the years go by in my bankruptcy practice here in Bakersfield, a mantra I often repeat when asked what causes people to have to file, I say: “too much house, too much car.” In...
