Trustee Scrutinizing Bankruptcy Case When my clients ask, “Why is the trustee looking so closely at my bankruptcy case?” I tell them about trustee appointments. Chapter 7 trustees are private attorneys appointed to a panel by the Department of Justice. Trustees are paid only $65.00 per case according to statute and that is the full […]
Infamous alleged child killer Casey Anthony will testify under oath at her bankruptcy meeting with the trustee on March 4, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. This testimony will break Anthony’s long silence. She did not testify at her murder trial, where she was acquitted of killing her toddler daughter Caylee. In the vast majority of bankruptcy […]
Real estate agents and brokers may believe that they don’t truly earn their commissions until settlement, but that’s not the controlling law in Maryland and many other states. Maryland Real Property Article Section 14-105 states that in the absence of a special agreement to the contrary, a listing agent earns their commission when a binding agreement […]
The bankruptcy process is filed with obstacles and milestones: hiring an attorney, filling out complicated forms and pulling the trigger to file the case itself. On top of all this is at least one public appearance: meeting with the trustee. In Chapter 7 the trustee’s meeting should follow careful planning and execution. In Chapters 11 […]
