What To Do If Sued By Citibank For Credit Card Debt in California

As a debt relief attorney, I am often asked what to do if sued for Citibank for credit card debt or a loan in California. If a lawsuit has been filed against you, then you need to take immediate action so that a default judgement is not entered against you. A default judgement is a …

Reasons to Hire a Debt Settlement Lawyer in Los Angeles

Getting out of credit card debt and private student loan debt are two of the primary advantages of hiring an attorney to handle your debt settlement.   I will take you through the reasons to hire a debt settlement lawyer in Los Angeles, so that you can see if it is the right move for your …

How Can I Afford an Attorney’s Fees in a Debt Settlement?

I get asked the same question all the time.  If I am already deep in debt, how can I afford to pay an attorney to represent me in a debt settlement? It’s legitimate question with a pretty simple answer that will explain what is the cost for a lawyer for debt settlement.   How Can I …

What can a debt settlement lawyer do for you?

There are plenty of articles available on the Internet about credit card debt settlement. Read enough of them and you will be either scared to death of debt settlement or excited about the possibility of becoming debt free in a relatively short amount of time. Each case is different, but depending on individual circumstances, debt …

Top 3 Questions To Ask A Debt Settlement Attorney

Much has been written about debt settlements handled by both attorneys and debt settlement companies offering this service. I have offered my own rants about the difference between an attorney-run debt settlement versus a company-run debt settlement. There are differences. But did you also know there are different types of attorney-run debt settlement law firms? …

Defending Debt Settlement as a Law Practice – Press Release

The New York Times recently published two articles demonizing the debt settlement industry and indicating that debt settlement companies may leave clients worse off. These articles point out the inherent problems of working with debt settlement companies, but as Daniel Gamez of the Gamez Law Firm (gamezlawfirm.com) points out, the differences in a debt settlement …

Debt Settlement Comes Under Fire Again!

Earlier this week the New York Times published an article citing a report from the Center for Responsible Lending. The report indicates that debt settlement companies may leave clients worse off. A co-author of the report goes as far as to say that debt settlement is just another way of taking advantage of people who …