The chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee for cases filed in Kansas City, Kansas, has moved to a new office at 6330 Lamar, Ste. 110, Overland Park, KS 66202.
Payments to William H. Griffin, Trustee, still go to the bank lock box at PO Box 613106, Memphis, TN 38101. No money is accepted at the Overland Park office, [...]
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KCK 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Moves
Kansas Bankruptcy Filings Up 23%
At economic conditions worsen for people, it is no surprise that bankruptcy filings rose 22.6% in Kansas and 34.5% in the United States this past year. Filings have steadily climbed since the so-called bankruptcy reform act went into effect in 2005.
Four people for every 1,000 in Kansas filed bankruptcy, ranking Kansas 31st in the nation. [...]
US Trustee Website Changed
The website URL for the United States Trustee’s Offices in Region 20, which includes Kansas, has changed to: http://www.justice.gov/ust/r20/index.htm
Wichita Jeweler Files Bankruptcy
Barriers Inc, a long-time Wichita jeweler filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday. The store is located at Douglas and Oliver. Ed Nazar is the company’s bankruptcy attorney.
Topeka Bankruptcy Attorneys Named 2009 Super Lawyers
Our attorneys at the Bankruptcy Law Office, Mark Neis and Jill Michaux, have been chosen for inclusion on the 2009 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Only five per cent of Missouri and Kansas attorneys are chosen each year.
The Super Lawyers selection process includes a statewide survey of lawyers, peer nominations based on 12 indicators [...]
Kansas Home Foreclosures Up 40%
The home mortgage foreclosure crisis got dramatically worse in Kansas in July, August and September 2009. RealtyTrac, a California company that tracks foreclosures, reports 3,402 foreclosure filings in Kansas during the third quarter, an increase of almost 40%.
The Kansas foreclosure rate is below the national average of one in every 136 households. The [...]
Kansas City Bank Shut Down
Bank regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shut down five banks Friday including the First Bank of Kansas City. The deposits will be assumed by Great American Bank of DeSoto.
Interpreters for Bankruptcy 341 Hearings
The United States Trustee’s office is now providing free interpreters by telephone at bankruptcy meetings of creditors (341 hearings) for limited English proficient debtors.
For more information, go to web site for the Executive Office of the U.S. Trustee: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/lep/index.htm
Persons wishing to use the interpreter service should contact the case trustee in advance of the meeting [...]
Kansas Woman Chairs FDIC
Meet Sheila Bair, a woman from Independence, Kansas, and a graduate of the University of Kansas Law School, who now chairs the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Interest Rate
The Trustee’s discount interest rate effective 7/1/09 through 7/31/09 is 4.75%, William H. Griffin, the standing chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee for cases filed in Kansas City, KS, announced today. This is the interest rate paid on secured claims in chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.
Shawnee County Scores 7.56% Financial Stress Rating, Up 2.20% from Year Ago
Here is an interactive map that shows financial strain in every county in the United States by the Associated Press. It measures the impact of the economic recession and recovery by showing the rates of unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy. Shawnee County, Kansas, has a 7.56% stress rating, 5.6% unemployment, 0.65% foreclosure and 1.4% bankruptcy rating.
Eron Law Offices Opened in Wichita
David P. Eron left his post with the Region 20 U.S. Trustee and opened his private law practice last week. Eron will represent individuals and businesses in bankruptcy and business transactions.
He has three years experience as trial attorney with the U.S. Trustee, litigating substantial abuse and fraud issues and other matters in the U.S. Bankruptcy [...]
Kansas Bank Seized by Regulators
The First National Bank of Anthony in Harper County near the Oklahoma border was seized by bank regulars Friday. The bank will reopen as a branch of the South Hutchinson-based SNB Bank of Kansas.
The bank has branches in Wichita, Olathe, Overland Park, Anthony, Harper and Mayfield. SNB Bank of Kansas is part of Southwest Bancorp. [...]
Mark Neis Recertified as Consumer Bankruptcy Law Specialist
Topeka attorney Mark W Neis has been recertified as a consumer bankruptcy law specialist by the American Board of Certification.
You expect certification from your doctor – expect it from your lawyer too. Board certification means that Neis has met rigorous, objective standards and has demonstrated knowledge in consumer bankruptcy law. Mark Neis and his law [...]
Jill Michaux Re-Elected to Bankruptcy Law Network Leadership Post
Jill A Michaux was re-elected to a second term as treasurer of the Bankruptcy Law Network, LLC, at its annual meeting May 31, 2009, in Chicago. Bankruptcy Law Network, a group of 25 nationally recognized bankruptcy attorneys, provides four portals of free online information about bankruptcy, credit, debt and mortgages from trusted and reliable sources [...]
Kansas Bankruptcy Institute April 24
“When All of the
Bailouts, Moratoria,
and Stimulus
Packages Just
Haven’t Worked…”
The 2009 Kansas Bankruptcy Institute will be April 24, 2009, at the Overland Park Doubletree Hotel.
9:00 a.m. Chapter 13 Update
William H. Griffin, Chapter 13 Trustee, Fairway
Jan Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee, Topeka
Christopher T. Micale, Staff Attorney for Laurie B. Williams, Chapter 13 Trustee, Wichita
10:30 a.m. Consumer Remedies [...]
Topeka Chapter 13 Trustee Inducted into American College of Bankruptcy
Jan Michael Hamilton, standing chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee for cases filed in Topeka, was inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy Friday. Hamilton was in the private practice of law from 1973 through 1999 when he was named to the trustee post.
Hamilton traveled to Washington, D.C., for the ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court building. [...]
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