About Us I am not a bankruptcy attorney, but I have helped many clients understand when they should look into bankruptcy and when there is no need for a bankruptcy filing because the clients have no assets that creditors can reach. If you are concerned that you are drowning in debt and don't know a good bankruptcy attorney to consult, you can make an appointment with my assistant and discuss your situation; I will be happy to refer you to good consumer bankruptcy attorneys if we decide that bankruptcy is appropriate for your situation. Below is another article in the terrific series by the National Consumer Law Center on this important subject. Deciding Whether to File for Bankruptcy: Consumer Debt Advice from NCLC
HOW YOU CAN COMMENT: This is one of the most frequent and difficult problems I run into - calls from people who are shocked to see their paycheck reduced by a wage garnishment or who are suddenly bouncing checks and getting hit with overdraft fees for debits and failed payment fees because their bank accounts were garnished ... This problem is why you should NEVER ignore a demand letter or a lawsuit -- the problem you cause yourself when you do is always exponentially larger and more expensive to solve than the one you started with.
![]() The federal student loan system has become so bloated and rife with abuse of borrowers by debt collectors that I'm forced to conclude that the only people who should borrow to pay for schooling are those who could afford to pay for the schooling without borrowing if they chose. This story tells the tale, a ruthless firm that gets nice contracts to squeeze student-loan debtors, complete with morals that make the Sopranos enforcers look like choirboys. A student loan expert writes: ![]() Don't. Really. Just don't. Here's just one story of thousands about what can happen if you ignore this advice. ![]() The good folks at the National Consumer Law Center have just issued a new report that addresses a lot of the problems with student loan lending (pdf download), particularly the problems caused by for-profit "education" mills that really seem to be about something quite different than education. |
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LAWYERLY FINE PRINT:John Gear Law Office LLC and Salem Consumer Law. John Gear Law Office is in Suite 208B of the Security Building in downtown Salem at 161 High St. SE, across from the Elsinore Theater, a half-block south of Marion County Courthouse, just south of State Street. There is abundant, free 3-hour on-street parking throughout downtown Salem, and three multi-story parking ramps that offer free customer parking in downtown Salem too.
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