From CIA Agent to Bankruptcy Attorney: John Merna

  Virginia Beach, VA—Don't try to tell John Merna that bankruptcy filers are irresponsible. “The people we're seeing are not people who are just unloading $50,000 in debt to turn around and buy another house or car,” Merna explained in a recent interview with laws-info.com.  “These ...

Bankruptcy Attorney, Jeffrey Wishman Discusses the Dangers of Credit Card Interest

  Los Angeles, CA—Bankruptcy law wasn't what Jeffrey Wishman thought that he'd be doing when he became a lawyer. “I didn't even take a bankruptcy course in law school,” Wishman recalled to laws-info.com in a recent interview.  “I graduated, and was looking for a job, and this opportunity ...

Disclosure, Disclosure and Disclosure: Adam Schachter

  Houston, TX—When he was a junior in college, Adam Schachter weighed his career options and made a momentous decision. “I thought I might want to be a therapist,” Schachter told laws-info.com in a recent interview.  “Becoming a therapist would have meant a lot more school, while becoming a lawyer ...

Helping Clients Get Control Over Their Financial Situation: John Scura

Wayne, NJ—“I've known bankruptcy for a long time before I was a lawyer,” attorney John Scura told laws-info.com in a recent interview. Scura, whose father was the Chapter 13 standing trustee in northern New Jersey, has now been practicing in the area of bankruptcy law for nearly two decades.  In that time ...

Bankruptcy Attorney Ronald Cohen talks BAPCPA

New York, NY—As head of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization practice at New York's Seward & Kissel, Ronald Cohen is an expert in helping both creditors and debtors get a fair deal when corporations declare bankruptcy. In a recent laws-info.com interview, Cohen said that he started his career in bankruptcy litigation ...

Bad Things Happen to Good People: Bradford Botes

Birmingham, AL—As a principal at bankruptcy specialty firm Bond & Botes, Bradford Botes has learned a lot from consumers who need to file for relief from their debts. “I guess the most important thing to know is that bad things happen to good people,” Botes told laws-info.com in a recent interview.   ...

Helping Clients with Real Problems Find Real Solutions: Bruce Weiner

Brooklyn, NY—When the law firm he was working at began to take bankruptcy cases, Bruce Weiner started putting his knowledge of the bankruptcy code to work.  Soon, he told laws-info.com in a recent interview, he was working primarily on bankruptcies because he found the work challenging and rewarding. “I realize ...

Thinking Outside the Box: Gary Fraley

Sacramento, CA—When it comes to choosing clients, bankruptcy attorney Gary Fraley knows whose corner he wants to be in.  “I long ago phased out everything that was not bankruptcy,” Fraley told laws.com in a recent interview.  “I do Chapter 7's, I do Chapter 13's.  I do not represent the fat ...

Bankruptcy Attorney, David Edelberg Makes the Best Out of a Challenging Situation.

New York, NY—For David Edelberg, bankruptcy attorney at the New York and New Jersey firm of Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, working in bankruptcy at a general practice firm means being able to give better service to his clients. (More on  News at IsLAWS.com) “It allows me to service someone—even if ...

Bankruptcy Attorney, Carl Gustafson Discusses Student Loan Debt and Excessive Lending

Pleasant Hill, CA—After attending law school at Berkeley's Boalt Hall, Carl Gustafson knew exactly what legal field he wanted to practice in. “I've been doing bankruptcy and consumer protection law my entire career,” Gustafson told laws-info.com in a recent interview.  Since graduating from law school ...

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