So i work for a law firm, and one thing we do is bankruptcy. Well, guess who is the person who enters the data into the computer

<----- this person

What i REALLY hate is when people don't fill out thier entire bankruptcy packet, making my job 10x's more of a headache!

This packet i am working on right now is soooooo bare, i've only done 11% (says the program). Now, I try to call this dude, leave 3 messages on 3 different days and the guy for some reason hasn't returned my call. He's probably $600k in debt, from what he has filled out. There is still MORE he needs to give me too!!

If i had 600k in debt, i'd be mad if they didn't finish the packet that day.

/endrant

 

Maybe he's that S2000 driver that never waves at you.

 

In the circulation department, there have been people who send in subscription cards without names or addresses.

Go figure.

 

nah....

she waved the other day and hasn't waved since.

 

I'll bet those are pre-paid "No postage necessary" post cards, right? I've heard that sometimes when people are really annoyed with the vendor, they'd just return the post cards to make the vendor pay the postage.

But back to the original question. I am curious how a lawfirm that works on bankruptcy cases expect to get paid. I mean you know the "customer" is way over his/her head in debt, so how do the lawyers expect to collect their money?

 

We set a price on how much it will cost to process thier Bankruptcy. SOME people don't file BK because they are in over their head, some do it to get a fresh start.
Anyhow, they have to pay for thier BK up front. Cash/Check only, and with check, it has to clear before we will take on your case.

 

I still have a hard time understanding how someone gets to be $600K+ in debt.

 

lawsuit is one quick and easy way.