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Local Lawyer Becomes Federal Bankruptcy Judge | Local News

After more than 15 years at Facey, Goss & McPhee, a local attorney took over as U.S. bankruptcy judge for Vermont on Monday. Heather Zubke Cooper has a “broad and diverse background in bankruptcy law” with over 20 years of experience in “the finance and restructuring industry, representing individual and corporate debtors and creditors in […]

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Biden continues to fight student loan borrowers in bankruptcy court

Get the Insider app A personalized feed, digest mode, and ad-free experience. Download the app close icon Two crossed lines that form an ‘X’. It indicates a way to close an interaction or dismiss a notification. The Biden administration has pledged to reform the student loan bankruptcy process. However, the Department of Education opposes borrowers’ […]

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Bankruptcy lawyer disbarred after penalties in 30 cases

Sam Babbs III consented to be punished in DC, Florida The DC Bar’s Disciplinary Office says a complaint stems from the US Trustee Program (Reuters) – A bankruptcy attorney who had been sanctioned by the courts at least 30 times has agreed to be disbarred in Washington, DC, following a related sanction in Florida last […]

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How to avoid bankruptcy? Greg Dunn, a 2022 ThreeBestRated® award-winning attorney from Honolulu, Hawaii, shares some tips

If you or someone you know is in financial deep waters and struggling to cope, just remember that the longer you ignore your debts, the worse it will get. Whether the situation is due to injury or illness (family or personal), work issues or overspending, it can be overwhelming. If it goes from bad to […]