Monthly Archives: October 2011

Favorite things about being a bankruptcy lawyer

By doug | Published: October 14, 2011

As a bankruptcy lawyer in the Merrimack Valley, I can really say that I enjoy my job. So it was with interest that I read an article by Cathy Moran, who practices bankruptcy law with similar enthusiasm in the San Francisco bay area. Attorney Moran, a la Julie Andrews, listed her favorite things about the […]

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Big trouble ensues over bankruptcy debtor’s failure to list his watch on his bankruptcy schedules

By doug | Published: October 11, 2011

File this under “what not to do” if you’re filing a consumer bankruptcy case: “Forget” to list your Rolex watch on the bankruptcy schedules. Brian Sullivan, a debtor from Maine, found this out the hard way recently when the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied his discharge. (In other words, he got nothing out of […]

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Friendly’s files for bankruptcy, closes stores in Massachusetts, but not in Lawrence or Methuen

By doug | Published: October 7, 2011

The Friendly’s ice cream chain did indeed file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, which was not a surprise, as the filing was widely expected. What was a surprise was that Friendly’s immediately closed thirty of their restaurants in Massachusetts upon filing. The Merrimack Valley was spared from the bankruptcy closures for the time […]

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Introducing Callstopper Bankruptcy — a way to get rid of harassing collection calls as soon as your first office visit

By doug | Published: October 5, 2011

If you are in debt, there is nothing more infuriating than being besieged by bill collectors on the phone. Unless it’s facing a mailbox full of threatening letters from collectors and attorneys. I’m Doug Beaton, a bankruptcy lawyer serving the Merrimack Valley for 17 years. What I’m offering you is a way to do something […]

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Possible bankruptcy filing may not shutter Friendly’s in Lawrence, Haverhill, and Methuen

By doug | Published: October 4, 2011

Does a bankruptcy lawyer ever feel sad to hear of a possible bankruptcy filing? The cynics among you may not believe it, but I felt sad when I heard that the Friendly’s restaurant chain may be filing for bankruptcy as early as this week. Better news is that the Friendly’s in Lawrence, at the Loop […]

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