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Posted by Val | May 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Better call Saul … NO … Better call Barbie Lieber for bankruptcy!

My situation was very bad and recently turned out to be even worse after my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. My debt for Credit Cards was $ 105,000 with monthly interest charges $ 1,300 and minimum monthly payments $ 3,100. There is 3 Student Loans on my shoulder for total $ 86,000 - $800 every... month. My payments were being paid to interest and I was just spinning my wheels. Plus regular monthly payment for rent, electricity, internet, car payment, insurance, food, clothes, my wife credit cards, student loan …….. another $ 4000. To survive we did utilized credit cards, every available dollar used to pay some bills or buying some goods. All credits were used at 100%, credit score going down and down. No vacations, no something special to buy, no life, no future. Wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, we start looking for good hospital and started treatments at Memorial Sloan Catering, one of the best in area…. but bills started coming and we had no money to pay it. Daughter pushed us for bankruptcy. I did intensive research all over WEB, had meeting with some lawyers in Brooklyn and Manhattan. I stopped looking after talking to Barbie. We did select Barbie as my lawyer and this was the best decision ever. Barbie kept me apprised of everything and explained it all. She was so transparent and was always there to answer all of my questions. If I send an email, she immediately sends one back! Barbie was able to reduce my monthly payments to $2,245 for 60 months. (She was able to postpone the hearing to await to see which creditors actually filed claims, which ended up being less than anticipated.) This strategic move saved me about $1,000. That was amazing! We can see light at end of tunnel now. We will be free of debt in 56 month. We can have small vacation after we finished battle with cancer. Thank you, Barbie.

Posted by Patrick and Rosemarie | February 17, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Chapter 13 Attorney

My wife and I were struggling with out of control credit card and student loan debt. We consulted with several Chapter 13 lawyers and were given payment plan options that we definitely could not afford. Then my wife found Barbie Lieber. We spoke to her on the phone at length. She listened to our conc...erns then we sat down with her. She gathered our information and worked tirelessly to form a plan that we could afford. We are happy to say our plan was approved. It amazed us that out of 100 cases handled that morning, it looked like only three would be approved. Two of which were Barbie Lieber's. We are so grateful to Barbies for her speedy responses and helping us to get our lives back on track.

Posted by Sean | February 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Barbie Lieber Pulls Off Another Victory for Us, First with Bankrutpcy and Now with My Student Loans!

Barbie Lieber pulled off another 100% victory for us. She just actually got my private student lender to discharge my huge debt! Unbelievable!!! Thank you so much Barbie! And again, I know I have thanked you a zillion times, but thank you so much for filing the chapter 7 for my wife and me a few y...ears ago. As you know, we were able to refinance our house recently for a much lower rate because we had no credit card and medical debt due to the bankruptcy and because you resolved the private student loan debt!T hank you for your extraordinary thoroughness, patience and honesty. Other lawyers told us that we had to file chapter 13, but after spending the time carefully analyzing our debts, you concluded that you could file a chapter 7 and you were right. You have relieved us of so much stress. Thank you for being there for my wife as well all of these years. And thanks for always taking my calls and responding to my emails. Fondly, Sean

Posted by Nicole | December 20, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Best of the best!

Great bankruptcy lawyer! Barbie is a very sweet and patient lawyer who goes out of her way to make the bankruptcy process go smoothly. She showed care and conscientiousness when handling my Chapter 7. Her prices are very competitive, after calling around I found that she was the cheapest with no hid...den fees. She is very accessible to her clients, unlike like many lawyers. When you call, she takes your call. She returned all of my calls and emails within 24 hours. Court proceedings can be stressful but having Barbie in my corner made things run smoothly. It’s also great that her office is centrally located and easy to get to (across the street from Grand Central and near all of the subways). If she’s not there you can drop things off at your convenience during non-business hours. I would recommend Barbie Lieber to anyone looking for the best.

Posted by Louis | July 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This lawyer will actually come with you to court! Indicative of the high-level of care that you will receive.

Barbie Lieber actually cared about me as a person. She was upfront about the exact cost of her services from the VERY FIRST MEETING. No nickel-and-diming or hidden costs later on. This is incredibly important as money is probably the biggest factor for people hiring an attorney. Barbie was always acc...essible via phone or text message or email. She gave me financial advice to use in my personal life and she genuinely cared about my happiness. Her response time was an average of 1-2 hours, which is amazing since other attorneys force you to chase them for days. Barbie walked me through all the paperwork and she also coached me before my day in court so that we were able to have a successful bankruptcy hearing (341 meeting). I highly recommend Barbie Lieber if you ever decide to declare bankruptcy. At the 341 meeting, I saw many people that were there without any attorney. Since you can print out all the forms online for free. why spend the money on attorney at all? Well... those people without a lawyer got their bankruptcy petition denied, one after another! Either they were missing this form or that form or the court did not get the forms in advance or they gave strange answers at the hearing when the person acting as a judge grilled them or were just unprepared to be in court. Sitting in front of a trustee and having to verbally defend your bankruptcy petition (that is being recorded while under oath) is VERY different from just printing out a form online and filling it out at home. This is the same reason why you would not walk into court for a civil or criminal matter without an attorney. Just because you COULD do something by yourself does not mean that you SHOULD do something by yourself. Nothing is more expensive that a cheap/bad lawyer or non-existent representation. Stick with Barbie because she will actually save you a ton of money in the long run with having your bankruptcy actually go through successfully!

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