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October 3, 2020 By Debra Slone 2 Comments

Defenses Against Eviction, Debt Collection, And Foreclosure

Defenses - Eviction, Debt Collection, Foreclosure

When you stand to lose your home or livelihood in an eviction, debt collection, or foreclosure case, you must choose your weapons wisely. Choosing the wrong one can leave you vulnerable. What’s more, your opponent is almost always represented by one or more attorneys. So that weapon must be the biggest and best you can find. In litigation, affirmative defenses are like weapons.

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Tagged With: affirmative defenses, debt collection, eviction, foreclosure, personal injury

March 7, 2019 By Debra Slone 2 Comments

Facing Foreclosure? Filing For Bankruptcy Can Halt It

Facing Foreclosure

There are options for delaying or avoiding foreclosure, including fighting in court to the bitter end, working with the bank or mortgage company to modify a loan or get a deed in lieu, or filing for bankruptcy. Of these, bankruptcy is the only really sure bet. You file a federal bankruptcy suit and the state foreclosure process comes to a screeching halt. Before doing that, make sure it’s what you want.

Tagged With: bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Chapter 7, filing for bankruptcy, foreclosure, stop foreclosure

June 23, 2016 By Sonja Ebron 4 Comments

Chuck Kalogianis Breaks The Law To Defend Clients

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Banks paid billions for foreclosing homes with fabricated evidence, but no bankers went to jail. Is turnabout fair play? Chuck Kalogianis will soon find out.

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April 16, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 5 Comments

The Tinley Park Squatter Is A Hero

Tinley Park

Michele Parker, the Tinley Park squatter, has lived in a $400,000 suburban Chicago home with neither lease nor mortgage for two years now. In these tough economic times, she is supporting her three children and a disabled elder the best way she knows how. She’s been to eviction court more than once to defend her occupancy […]

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