Glendale and Los Angeles-Area Debt Collection Defense Attorney
Your right to file bankruptcy is enshrined in the United States Constitution. In addition, once you become a debtor, federal and state bankruptcy laws give you specific rights. At my Woodland Hills law firm, I focus on bankruptcy. This allows me to discuss thoroughly the protections and rights provided by the Bankruptcy Code.
Call a Los Angeles-area lawyer at the Leventhal Law Group, P.C. at 818-456-0397.
Your Rights Before and During Bankruptcy
I am California attorney Jonathan Leventhal. I have helped many clients make a fresh financial start through bankruptcy. There should be no stigma or shame attached to filing bankruptcy; if you qualify, bankruptcy is your right. In addition to being able to discharge or reorganize your debt through the bankruptcy process, you have other rights, including:
- The right to protection from creditor harassment. This provision of the bankruptcy law, known as the automatic stay, goes into effect once you file bankruptcy.
- The right to be free from abusive and unfair debt collection practices, even before you file bankruptcy (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
- The right to have your credit status recorded and acted upon correctly (Fair Credit Reporting Act)
- The right to privacy about your financial status. Bankruptcy laws do not require the court to notify your employer, your neighbors or your family.
- The right to select the debts that you want discharged or reorganized. Remember, however, that if you do not list a debt, you are still liable for it and do not have the protections that bankruptcy provides.
When people come to my law firm for information about filing bankruptcy, I explain all their rights. Moreover, I make sure that they understand that I will take care of everything. I deal with creditors who violate the automatic stay, force credit reporting agencies to change their records, appear in court and at hearings, and complete all paperwork so that their bankruptcy is not held up by an unwitting error.
Contact a Bankruptcy Lawyer for More Information
Call 888-324-9623 toll free to schedule a free initial consultation with a Woodland Hills debtor rights attorney. You will always speak with me, not a paralegal.
We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
