Bankruptcy

I'm not Casper, and I Won't Ghost-Write the Schedules for You

By Joseph McDaniel, Esq.

One of the situations the lecturer discussed was the ghost writing case; that's where the debtor puts together the petition, schedules, lists and statements, and the bankruptcy lawyer doesn't sign and file it. The lawyer just reviews it and gets paid a reduced fee, and the debtor signs it pro-per, as an unrepresented debtor.

As the excellent lecturer indicated, no ghost-writing case ever comes out well for the lawyer involved.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I do no ghost-writing.

NOTHING HERE CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE RE A CHAPTER 7, CHAPTER 13, CHAPTER 11, OR CHAPTER 12. FIND AN ARIZONA BANKRUPTCY LAWYER WHO IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN BANKRUPTCY LAW, AV RATED, AVVO 10 RATED, ON SUPERLAWYERS, OR JUST VERY EXPERIENCED AND A FORMER CHAIR OF SOME BANKRUPTCY SECTION OR COMMITTEE. NOTHING HERE MAY BE USED AS LEGAL ADVICE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BANKRUPTCY, WHETHER THAT BANKRUPTCY IS IN PHOENIX, GLENDALE, TEMPE, MESA, SCOTTSDALE, OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

Full post as published by Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney Blog on June 27, 2009 (boomark / email).