The sheriff just served me with a lawsuit. What happens next?

Many potential clients schedule initial consultations after receiving a summons delivered by the sheriff’s office.  As an Asheville bankruptcy lawyer, I know that the uncertainty surrounding a formal legal action is unwelcome and stressful.  Although a collection lawsuit can be intimidating, many clients can protect their assets and defeat the action by taking the appropriate…

Protecting assets and upward mobility.

As an Asheville bankruptcy lawyer, one of my primary functions is to help potential clients focus on their best financial options in order to speed up a recovery.  One of the options I commonly discuss at first client meetings is protecting assets by utilizing exemptions without using bankruptcy.  Unfortunately, this asset protection strategy is under…