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PMJ PLLC
100 S State St Chicago, IL 60603» view map
Bankruptcy & Debt
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Patrick is the Founder of PMJ PLLC and has more than 20 years of experience.

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  DePaul University College of Law, J.D. 1999
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Accident & Injury, Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Bankruptcy & Debt, Business

Thomas was born and raised in Cherry Valley, Illinois. He attended Western Illinois University where he received his Bachelor’s in Law Enforcement a... (more)

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Betsy Shaulis

Civil Rights, Banking & Finance, Collection, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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100 South Broad Street, Lanark, IL 61046

Constance Augsburger

Civil Rights, Collection, Estate Planning, Federal Appellate Practice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 41 Years

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301 E Brayton Rd, Mount Morris, IL 61054

Stephen Langley

Estate Planning, Contract, Credit & Debt, Collection

Status: In Good Standing

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308 West State St, Rockford, IL 61101

Gary Flanders

Bankruptcy & Debt, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 44 Years

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One Court Place, Rockford, IL 61101

David Francis Monteleone

DUI-DWI, Civil Rights, Collection, Medical Malpractice

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308 W State St, Rockford, IL 61101

Thomas R. Jakeway

Banking & Finance, Corporate, Contract, Credit & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 21 Years

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400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101

Lucinda Bugden

Traffic, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 33 Years

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216 N Court St, Rockford, IL 61103

George P. Hampilos

Child Support, Corporate, Business Organization, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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308 W State St, Rockford, IL 61101

David Monteleone

DUI-DWI, Civil Rights, Collection, Medical Malpractice

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308 W State St, Rockford, IL 61101

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LIEN

The right of a secured creditor to grab a specific item of property if you don't pay a debt. Liens you agree to are called security interests, and include mortg... (more...)

The right of a secured creditor to grab a specific item of property if you don't pay a debt. Liens you agree to are called security interests, and include mortgages, home equity loans, car loans and personal loans for which you pledge property to guarantee repayment. Liens created without your consent are called nonconsensual liens, and include judgment liens (liens filed by a creditor who has sued you and obtained a judgment), tax liens and mechanics liens (liens filed by a contractor who worked on your house but wasn't paid).

DEBT COLLECTOR

A person who works in the in-house collections department of an original creditor or a collection agency to track down debtors and get them to pay what they owe... (more...)

A person who works in the in-house collections department of an original creditor or a collection agency to track down debtors and get them to pay what they owe. Debt collectors can be relentless, often using scare tactics, humiliation and repeated phone calls to extract payments or promises to pay.

DISPOSABLE INCOME

The difference between a debtor's current monthly income and allowable expenses. This is the amount that the new bankruptcy law deems available to pay into a Ch... (more...)

The difference between a debtor's current monthly income and allowable expenses. This is the amount that the new bankruptcy law deems available to pay into a Chapter 13 plan.

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

A type of pension plan that does not guarantee any particular pension amount upon retirement. Instead, the employer pays into the pension fund a certain amount ... (more...)

A type of pension plan that does not guarantee any particular pension amount upon retirement. Instead, the employer pays into the pension fund a certain amount every month, or every year, for each employee. The employer usually pays a fixed percentage of an employee's wages or salary, although sometimes the amount is a fraction of the company's profits, with the size of each employee's pension share depending on the amount of wage or salary. Upon retirement, each employee's pension is determined by how much was contributed to the fund on behalf of that employee over the years, plus whatever earnings that money has accumulated as part of the investments of the entire pension fund.

GARNISHMENT

A court-ordered process that takes property from a person to satisfy a debt. For example, a person who owes money to a creditor may have her wages garnished if ... (more...)

A court-ordered process that takes property from a person to satisfy a debt. For example, a person who owes money to a creditor may have her wages garnished if she loses a lawsuit filed by the creditor. Up to 25% of a person's wages can be deducted.

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA)

A federal law that is designed to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining in a credit report. The law requires credit bureaus to a... (more...)

A federal law that is designed to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining in a credit report. The law requires credit bureaus to adopt reasonable procedures for gathering, maintaining and disseminating information and bars credit bureaus from reporting negative information that is older than seven years, except a bankruptcy, which may be reported for ten. If you notify a credit bureau of an error in your credit report, the FCRA requires the bureau to investigate your allegations within 30 days, review all information you provide, remove inaccurate and unverified information and adopt procedures to keep the information from reappearing. In addition, the law requires that creditors refrain from reporting incorrect information to credit bureaus.

FORBEARANCE

Voluntarily refraining from doing something, such as asserting a legal right. For example, a creditor may forbear on its right to collect a debt by temporarily ... (more...)

Voluntarily refraining from doing something, such as asserting a legal right. For example, a creditor may forbear on its right to collect a debt by temporarily postponing or reducing the borrower's payments.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

A business owned and managed by one person (or for tax purposes, a husband and wife). For IRS purposes, a sole proprietor and her business are one tax entity, m... (more...)

A business owned and managed by one person (or for tax purposes, a husband and wife). For IRS purposes, a sole proprietor and her business are one tax entity, meaning that business profits are reported and taxed on the owner's personal tax return. Setting up a sole proprietorship is cheap and easy since no legal formation documents need be filed with any governmental agency (although tax registration and other permit and license requirements may still apply). Once you file a fictitious name statement (assuming you don't use your own name) and obtain any required basic tax permits and business licenses, you'll be in business. The main downside of a sole proprietorship is that its owner is personally liable for all business debts.

DISCHARGE (OF DEBTS)

A bankruptcy court's erasure of the debts of a person or business that has filed for bankruptcy.

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