What does it mean when I tell you Balena Law Firm is paperless and location independent? When you come in for your bankruptcy consultation I instruct you to bring in an armload of documents. The new law requires verification of everything. Even who you are! Many times you express concern over leaving these things with…
It is still necessary for you to sign your bankruptcy petition even in the era of electronic case filing. In its infinite wisdom, congress decided that you must sign an original bankruptcy petition. That signed petition is not filed with the court. We call this the wet signature. Since I have unlimited space, and don’t…
Chapter 13 Case Information is now available to clients over the internet. It will no longer be necessary for you to call my office to check status of your pending case, and to have to wait for me to obtain it. This is a service to debtors–that’s you, and is made available on a nationwide…
Meeting of creditors verification of identity Verification of social security number and proof of identity are required at your meeting of creditors. Today, I had two clients attend their meeting of creditors without any proper verification of their social security number. This should be no mystery. On the notice my office sends I specify you…