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Joseph C McDaniel’s Reviews Straight shooter Posted by: Michael, 13 days ago. Overall rating Excellent Responsive Excellent Knowledgeable Excellent I recommend Joseph McDaniel. Client Review: I had a consult with this gentleman about bankruptcy. He was informative and empathetic. Mr. McDaniel listened to my situation and explained the nuts and bolts of the bankruptcy procedure. […]

Homework before meeting a Bankruptcy Attorney

Why do I want you to do homework BEFORE you come to see me for the first time? Because then our meeting may be productive! If you don’t do the homework, I can sympathize with you, but I can’t tell whether I can help you very much. Kinda like a doctor and the x-rays. You […]

Should a corporation file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

Why file a Chapter 7 for a Corporation? Joe had this fantastic example in a post that led to his above video: I asked this very question of a nice gentleman I met yesterday. He wanted me to file a bankruptcy petition for his flat puppy corporation. I pointed out that such a filing would […]

Do Realtors filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Arizona get to keep their commission?

Given the way the economy has been shaken up, it’s totally reasonable to assume that realtors need to worry. When houses aren’t moving, banks are on the fence about lending and contractors are fighting to stay above water; things look fairly grim for an industry that has been unzipped. That’s not to say that navigating […]

Happy Veteran’s Day!

Freedom isn’t free. The price Freedom often costs is too great to ask of any one man or woman, and yet there are those willing to put themselves on the line to ensure we can continue living in freedom. Our office salutes our American Veterans; valiant heroes who sacrificed everything to preserve the freedoms we […]

Fame doesn’t shield against Insolvency

Rembrandt filed for Bankruptcy when he was fifty. No one remembers him for that though. Why would you be remembered for it? Mike Tyson, Jose Conseco, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anna Nicole Smith, Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln filed for Bankruptcy too. Bankruptcy happens. Joseph shared this delightful snippet on fame and Bankruptcy: I am reminded […]

Should I go through with a Short Sale on my house before filing Bankruptcy?

With the lousy housing market as it stands, people only have a few choices when things go bad for them. Things like losing a spouse, losing a job or having investments fall apart tend to make paying for a home a difficult thing to do. So what do you do? Is a short sale your […]

Where does Bankruptcy come from?

Like Gelatin, people look at Bankruptcy and often wonder where it comes from? The great news, for those curious about Bankruptcy anyway, is that it involves less in the way of hooves and more in the way of legal rights. When people asked Joseph where Bankruptcy comes from, he would say this: Where does bankruptcy […]

This Depression is still depressing for Attorneys

No one said that being a Lawyer would be easy, but certainly no one told Lawyers that it would be so hard these days. Many Lawyers, perhaps too many, have been forced to watch their practices evaporate before their eyes as the economy spirals downward. Joseph noted the following awhile back: The Illinois Law Journal […]

Joseph always said: “One size fits none!”

It’s strange to try to make a Clothes to Bankruptcy analogy, but Joseph had so many analogies on hand that he made it look easy. I mean, this is the guy who frequently helped people relate to Bankruptcy by using tools like werewolves and space debris. Joe was an artist and we try to preserve […]

Hawaiian Safeway Cracks down on Sandwich Thieving Parents by taking their Children

So, I’ll assume you’ve heard about the recent uproar coming out of Hawaii? If not, let me explain: A family stepped into a Hawaiian Safeway grocery store when the mother grew dizzy from hunger, being hungry and pregnant she tore into a pair of sandwiches while shopping in the store with the intention of paying […]

No really, it’s okay to cry.

(That’s me, talkin’ ’bout cryin’.) Let’s chat a little about a topic most people aren’t ready to discuss, or simply won’t discuss at all because it’s too weird for them. So I’ll just throw it out there for those of you who need it most: It’s okay to cry. Having to weigh options about your […]