Thomas Allen Ford

My name is Thomas Ford.   I'm writing this as a lawyer, but I’m more than that.   I'm also a husband, a father, and an Aggie.  I've been Elise's husband since 2005 and a father since 2008, when Will was born.   We were blessed Lainey in 2011 and Lyla in 2013.

I've been an Aggie since I was a young child.   When I was five, my mom and dad left good stable jobs, sold their house, motorcycles, cars, and most of their possessions.  They bought a Volkswagen Rabbit and we moved to College Station, Texas so my dad could get an electrical engineering degree at Texas A&M.   He did it in three years .  I would have an Aggie law degree if such a thing had existed back in the day.   We raise 'em right; all of our kids could sing the War Hymn by age 2!

But, you’re reading this to learn more about what I do for a living, so let’s talk about that.   I've made a career out of helping people fix their debt problems.  Often that means bankruptcy.   But that isn't all it is.   Sometimes it means defending a lawsuit, or getting a debt settled, or getting a mortgage modified, or credit repair, or helping someone with a money management system.

After you’ve done this a while, you learn that bankruptcy isn’t just people dodging responsibility.  Bankruptcy changes lives.  I'm talking about a positive impact on lives that could really use a little positive impact.   Lives damaged by unemployment, divorce, or illness.    Lives that need a second chance to get it right.  When I began to realize that bankruptcy could help get lives back on track, I was hooked.

I've been a solo practitioner since 2008.   I started out with an office and a receptionist.  I don't want a call center.  I don't want an office with paralegals giving out bad legal advice and making mistakes.  I don't want my name on the door, yet my clients never meet me.  I don't want you to reach a different person every time you contact me. 

 I started with the same basic principle I stick with today; don't take more clients than I can personally handle.   Who does the initial consultation?  Me.  Who gathers information from you and prepares the paperwork?  Me.  Who goes to the meetings with you?  Me.   I do it all.

Of course, there's a limited number of me to go around.   So, I limit the number of cases I take each month.   Never more than 15; a lot less during Aggie Football season!

Through the miracle of technology, I've evolved to where I do most of my work out of my house in Trophy Club, Texas.   I don't even maintain a regular office anymore.   I have office locations were we can meet, but technology allows us to do most of the work using the internet, a fax number, and an email address.

 I try to keep things simple.    I try to do things right.   I try to give each and every client the respect they deserve, no matter what their situation.