Bankruptcy Attorneys Use Internet to Help Clients

With new bankruptcy laws in effect, attorneys are depending on the speed and convenience of the internet to help clients. Often, to stop foreclosures, homeowners will use bankruptcy as a temporary means to save their home. Under the new laws they are required to take a credit counseling course first. To meet these deadlines, attorneys are able to use the internet as a resource for their clients.

Here is an article from WTOPnews.com:

Lawyers Cope With Bankruptcy Law Online

April 20, 2007 - 1:52am

WASHINGTON (AP) - Patrick McMahon, a consumer-bankruptcy lawyer in San Francisco, had only a couple of days to help a client file for bankruptcy to prevent foreclosure on his home.

There was just one problem: a new bankruptcy law that took effect in 2005 obligated the client to take a credit counseling class first. McMahon directed the client to a Web site that offered the class online. The client took it "at midnight," McMahon said. The foreclosure was stopped...

For 2 Couples, Hiring a Bankruptcy Attorney Became a Nightmare

Here is another reason you might want to consider other alternatives to bankruptcy. Two couples from Pittsburg, PA hired a bankruptcy attorney and compounded their financial problems.

Attorney pleads guilty of embezzling

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

A Pittsburgh bankruptcy attorney pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to embezzling from her clients.

Robin L. Musher, 42, admitted to taking money from two couples she was representing in bankruptcy proceedings.

Ms. Musher was accused of taking $47,420.88 from the sale of a property in Somerset County in December 2003. According to the prosecution, Ms. Musher received payment for the property and deposited the money in her own account to pay business expenses.

In December 2004, she took $104,832 in sale proceeds for another couple in bankruptcy and deposited that in her own account.

Ms. Musher has paid restitution. Sentencing will be June 28.

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