MacLean Chung Law Firm is proud to announce the opening of our new office in Torrance, California. The office is a satellite office and will be used to meet with current and prospective clients for all practice areas. Our Torrance office is located at 21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 200, Torrance, California, 90503. If you live...Read More
There are other law firms out there advertising for bankruptcy for less than our lowest fee of $925.00. Some even say that they can file your bankruptcy for as low as $595.00. But you really need to be careful when you hire a bankruptcy lawyer. Most of these low fees you see on Google do...Read More
Process of Bankruptcy: Chapter 7 The following is a list of the most common steps in a typical Chapter 7 Bankruptcy case. Your bankruptcy attorney will notify you if you are required to do anything more than what is listed below. Please use this as a general reference for your case. If you have any...Read More
The Chapter 7 Filing fee has increased from $306.00 to $335.00 and the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Fee has also increased from $281.00 to $310.00 in California. This makes filing for bankruptcy a little more difficult for some people. However, there are fee wavier applications that can be used to bypass the filing fee. If you are...Read More
The recession has affected everyone, from regular people to corporations to cities. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Stockton, California is even closer to bankruptcy. The LA Times reports: The city of Stockton moved a step closer to becoming the nation’s largest city to declare bankruptcy, authorizing the city manager to file for Chapter...Read More
The Wall Street Journal is reporting talks are under way to allow private student loans to be discharged in a bankruptcy. Currently all student loans are very difficult to discharge in bankruptcy and only a very few actually qualify for a discharge. When a person files for bankruptcy, they should be given a clean slate...Read More
March 2012 The economy appears to be in recovery mode. According to the New York Times more and more people are staring to pay their mortgages on time. Before the current recession only about 5% of all mortgages were delinquent. At the height of the recession over 12% of all mortgages were delinquent. Currently, the...Read More
A few months ago American Airlines filed for bankruptcy. Many people fear bankruptcy and see it as the death of their financial lives. What they do not realize is that bankruptcy is the best route to get a fresh start and their finances in order. American Airlines predicts the same. The Los Angeles Times reports:...Read More
An article in the Los Angeles Times today told of a San Bernardino family who was able to win back their house. The foreclosure was rescinded. Now it is up to her and Bank of America to come to a settlement on the loan terms. Here is an excerpt from the article: Foreclosure commonly...Read More
Did you that foreclosure defense is a big developing area of the law? But what exactly is foreclosure defense? Foreclosure defense is essentially fighting every aspect of home foreclosure. It usually begins with a lawsuit filed against the bank that owns the note on your house. The lawsuit is based upon the contention that the...Read More
