Can I reinstate a bankruptcy case that I file per se and let it dismissed because I have more the 1.1 million in assets?

If the basis for dismissal was that you were over debt limits and the court agreed, you cannot re-open that case. Debt limits are established at...

I paid my lawyer in full to do my bankruptcy and he then retired for health reasons and he never gave me my money back.

On the bare question, a lawyer cannot just keep your money without having done work to earn the fee. If that is actually what is happening (e.g....

If I fire my attorney and hire a new one, will I have to start all over with my records or is she required to forward my file?

I will defer to Todd on what NC requires as far as turning over records. Many states, (not sure of NC is one of them) do allow attorneys a "record...

Mortgage company miscalculated income to reject remodification in other to raise interest rate on loan.

First, a bank is not required to modify a loan. Just because the loan is high interest now, if you can still afford the payments, there is no...

Recently an attorney and his client lied under oath. The attorney stated that client confidentiality takes precedent.

No way to answer this question as it lacks context. As Anthony points out, there is almost no circumstances in which an attorney representing a...

We got a 1099C (cancellation of debt) issued for a debt from 2010. Last week we got served to pay this with a holdings company.

First, understand the issues. The issue is not a "state law" issue. Colorado state law is not where you are going to find the answer. The issue is...

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How do I get my heloc extinguished?

Only 2 ways. 1. If the home is worth less than is owed on the first mortgage, you can file a chapter 13 bankruptcy to strip off the HELOC....

Can we sue a lender

Maybe, but it depends on the underlying facts. You don't really explain what actually happened, so who can say?

How difficult is it to sue an Attorney? Our Bankruptcy Attorney failed to follow through on our mortgage reaffirmation.

You can't sue over this because it is not malpractice. In fact, it is almost the opposite; it is virtually malpractice for a bankruptcy attorney to...

Is Law and "old boy's network?"

This is really more a sociology question than a legal question. There are a host of factors that explain and address your question. As an industry,...