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This post was written by Carmen Dellutri, Esq. Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney, Founder of The Dellutri Law Group, P.A. and one of the founding members of the Debt Law Network.com.

I read a statistic this morning that made my skin crawl. The amount of consumer credit card debt in the United States has now risen to over 1 trillion dollars. Just think about that for a moment. One Trillion Dollars. (1,000,000,000,000.00). You may be asking yourself the same question that I am, What does this mean for the future of the United States, and, more importantly, the people of Southwest Florida?

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This blog is written by Carmen Dellutri, Esq., Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney and a founding member of the Dellutri Law Group, P.A. and the Bankruptcy Law Network.

On January 28, 2008, the House of Representatives introduced a new piece of legislation called the Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act. I am in the process of writing a series of blogs on this topic for the Bankruptcy Law Network You can view a copy of Part I. On the one hand, I am glad that individuals who are suffering under the immense pressure of medical bills that they cannot pay will get some added relief. However, the lawyer in me is skeptical. After reading the bill one time, it contains some gaping holes that will need to be filled prior to becoming law.

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This post is authored by Carmen Dellutri, Esq., Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist and a founding member of The Dellutri Law Group, P.A. (www.DellutriLawGroup.com) and a founding member of the Bankruptcy Law Network (www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com)

The United States Attorney has struck again. This time in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. United States District Judge Noel L. Hillman sentenced a car dealer to 4 years in Federal Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud and attempting to hide money from the Tax authorities.

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This post is authored by Carmen Dellutri, Esq., Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist and a founding member of The Dellutri Law Group, P.A. (www.DellutriLawGroup.com) and a founding member of the Bankruptcy Law Network (www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com)

Another member of the Bankruptcy Law Network ( www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com) has been chosen to represent the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys www.nacba.org as its member of the month. You may remember that in December 2007 Cathy Moran (www.moranlaw.net) was also NACBA's member of the month. I am very proud to say that both of these two remarkable individuals are founding members, along with me, of the Bankruptcy Law Network www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com

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Each and every month, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) www.nacba.org, names a member of the month. In December 2007, the lawyer of the month was Cathy Moran, and they couldn't have picked anyone better. Cathy is more like 3 or 4 lawyers all tied up into one, and I'm proud to be affiliated with her as a friend and colleague.

Cathy is the owner and founder of the Moran Law Group, and her website is one of the most informative websites in the bankruptcy world, www.moranlaw.net. Additionally, Cathy is a prolific blogger. She blogs on her personal blog titled: On the Bankruptcy Soapbox, which can be found at: www.moranlaw.net/blog. Cathy is also co-founder of the Bankruptcy Law Network, www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com.

The Bankruptcy Law Network was co-founded by a handful of bankruptcy lawyers who were upset by the lack of good information on the internet about bankruptcy law. Together, these attorneys started the bankruptcy blog, and this labor of love has expanded into other websites; www.mortgagelawnetwork.com, www.creditlawnetwork.com and www.debtlawnetwork.com.

Cathy is a California attorney with a no-nonsense reputation. If you state a position, she will question you on it and make sure your position is well supported. The U.S. needs more consumer advocates like Cathy.

January 2008 was the beginning of the new year for most people in Southwest Florida, and for of our other citizens, it was more bad news of the same old variety. In January 2008, 1,833 foreclosure lawsuits were filed in Lee County. This is a very depressing statistic. Lee County had approximately10,700 foreclosure lawsuits filed in 2007. In 2006, the number was approximately 3, 920. The increase is dramatic, but understandable. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 36 months, you know what happened in the Lee County real estate market.

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