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Bankruptcy Law is a specialty of the lawyers at Locke & Witte. Our Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers will help you find the appropriate avenue for your situation.
Why We Should Thank Defense Attorneys For Defending Criminals
Why do good lawyers support/defend criminals? originally appeare...
When Your Lawyer Abandons You on Death Row
Another terrifying way the legal system screws the poor.
Who's that picketing Santander Bank? Why it's lawyer Chuck Peruto
Let's say you are a customer having trouble with your bank. What do you do?<br>You get a lawyer.<br>What if you are a lawyer?
Why Are Women Lawyers Underrepresented in Criminal Justice?
The Women in Criminal Justice Task Force highlights the challenges facing women practitioners in the criminal legal system and is working to address those challenges.
Personal Income Tax Debt: Can Bankruptcy Help?
No creditor knocks quite as loudly as the Internal Revenue Service when they come to collect. The consequences of not timely paying your personal income tax debt can result in the seizure of your personal property, levying of your bank accounts, garnishment of your wages , and/or foreclosure of real property. You may be considering …
How Poor Is ‘Too Poor’ to Hire a Lawyer?
Nearly one-third of states require potential indigent defendants to pay application fees when requesting counsel, and almost every state requires defendants to either reimburse the state or make a contribution for representation, according to a new report from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). Researchers examined how states decide who is “too poor” to hire a lawyer, as well as potential roadblocks in place…
Opinion: This is why I wrote a children's book about women lawyers
As parents, we hope to leave the world a little better for our kids. I want more than anything to give my daughters a more equitable world for women
How the Sacklers' opioid lawsuit could scam the bankruptcy system
Opioids helped kill friends of mine. Even more frustrating is that this is not particularly unique or interesting. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services: More than 760,000 peo…
Why Isn't More Law Student Debt, Jobs Data Public?
When law schools crunch numbers, sometimes they don't tell the whole story. That's because the numbers might not look so good. For example, student debt has been going up while job numbers have been going down. Law schools don't...
The Unspoken Cost of the Unwell Lawyer
Impaired lawyers exact a huge cost on clients and colleagues.
Self-Compassion: A Woman Lawyer’s BFF?
Why Lawyers are Amazing!
The rights and liberties our ancestors fought and died for (civil rights, due process, and equal protection) are now, for the most part, given less thought than who doesn’t get a rose and is …
Lawyers Wonder: Is The Money Worth The Cost?
When Lawyers Recommend Wasting Money
Think about whether filing the brief, or opposing the motion, can conceivably do any good.
Is Hiring an IRS Tax Lawyer Worth It?
Letters from the IRS are coming in and your stress level is through the roof. You really would like to hire an IRS tax lawyer to give you peace of mind that your best interests are being addressed …
Are prosecutors above the law?
There is something terribly wrong with a justice system that allows an inordinate amount of power to reside in the hands of one office that not only has no real accountability or oversight, but is ...
Should We Respect the Law?
Which is the greater threat to freedom, too little respect for the law — or too much?
Is The IRS Above the Law?
Have you ever wondered how the IRS truly operates? Have you ever contacted someone from the IRS with a tax problem or question and discovered that the person on the other end of the line probably knew less about your question than you did? People have many complaints about the IRS...
Thinking of Hiring a Tax Lawyer for Your IRS Problems?
Whether you received your first letter from the IRS or final notice, you need to take action. If you ignore the IRS, they will not go away. In fact, it will only get worse.<br>[[MORE]]Should You Hire a...
When Do You Need a Tax Lawyer?
The tax code in the United States is complicated and ever-changing, and those who run afoul of the IRS can feel like the world is falling down on them. It pays to have a tax lawyer on your side who…
