by John Skiba, Esq. | Oct 10, 2014 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Newsletter
When the decision is finally made to file for bankruptcy usually it has been a long time coming. Rare is the bankruptcy case that needs to be filed on an emergency basis. For most there is sufficient time to gather all the needed documents and wrap up lose ends...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Oct 8, 2014 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Newsletter
Most of the Midland Funding lawsuits I defend on behalf of my clients end up in trial. It is my experience that Midland Funding often doesn’t give decent settlements offers prior to trial and the odds of winning your lawsuit are high enough that I am of the...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Oct 7, 2014 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Judges are people too. And often, particularly in the Arizona Justice Court System, the judge assigned to your case can greatly impact the outcome of your debt collection lawsuit. Judges each come to the bench with their own experiences and biases, and though I...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Oct 3, 2014 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
I fully understand that in many debt collection lawsuits it doesn’t make a lot of sense for people to hire a lawyer. If you are being sued by a debt buyer like Midland Funding for $1,000 it doesn’t make a lot of sense to hire a lawyer to represent you...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Oct 1, 2014 | Bankruptcy, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Fair Debt Collection
This year I have put additional time and effort into creating a video series that would help consumers deal with debt problems ranging from debt collection lawsuits, debt buyer litigation, debt settlement, abusive collection cases (FDCPA), and bankruptcy. The videos...
