Brett D Weiss's Legal Cases (6)

In re Barker, ___ B.R. ___ (Md. 2007)

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt

Date: Jan 01, 2007

Outcome: A foreign debtor can file for bankruptcy

Description: Mr. Baker, who lived overseas, retained Mr. Weiss to file for bankruptcy in the United States to... more

Branigan v. Bateman, 515 F.3d. 272 (2006)

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt

Outcome: Chapter 13 Debtors were eligible to file

Description: Timothy Branigan, a Chapter 13 Trustee, argued that debtors who were ineligible for a Chapter 13... more

In re Bellamy, 379 B.R. 86 (Md.2007)

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt

Outcome: Counsel fees must be paid before other creditors

Description: In this case, Mr. Weiss was selected to write an amicus, or Friend of the Court, brief on behalf of... more

In re Tubman, 364 B.R. 574 (Md.2007)

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt

Outcome: The Court held that the automatic stay continued

Description: Section 362(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that the automatic stay terminates after 30 days... more

Bunch v. Hopkins Savings Bank, 249 B.R. 667 (Md. 2000)

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt

Outcome: A Chapter 13 filing by an heir stops a foreclosure

Description: The Debtor was the sole heir and Personal Representative of his mother's estate, which consisted... more

Hernandez v. Suburban Hospital, 319 Md. 226, 572 A.2d 144 (1990)

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt

Outcome: Assignments not dischargeable in bankruptcy

Description: This case dealt with the question of whether an assignment granted by a client and guaranteed by... more