Ryan C. Wood was born at Mercy Hospital in Merced, California. Where? Merced is located between Modesto and Fresno along Highway 99 in the San Joaquin Valley. Merced has traditionally had very high unemployment and has a primarily agriculture based economy. Merced was hit hard by the mortgage crisis like many communities in the San Joaquin Valley. Merced now has the University of California, Merced though and the campus is beautiful. If you are in the area stop by and take a walk around.
Mr. Wood’s experience includes being employed as one of the staff attorneys for David Burchard, the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Santa Rosa and San Francisco Divisions of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Mr. Wood administered 341 meeting of creditors and confirmation hearings. Mr. Wood also managed the San Jose and San Francisco offices of one of largest consumer bankruptcy law firms in the United States. Mr. Wood’s experience will benefit you and your family if you choose to file for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code. Mr. Wood is also a strong advocate for your rights in and outside of the bankruptcy world. Please read the various blog articles on this website.
We are not all about the money. We do not like to hear stories about attorneys charging their clients huge fees for poor service. Mr. Wood is committed to providing you with the best bankruptcy experience for a reasonable fee. That does not mean we will work for free though. We have filed over 1,000 bankruptcy cases at this point and we do expect to paid for our time helping you save your home/car and discharging thousands of dollars of debt. The number one reason our attorneys’ fees or costs increase in excess of a flat fee is lack of client cooperation or the necessity of litigating an issue that comes up in your case. Neither of these are within our control and we have a duty of loyalty to represent your interests properly and that may involve spending a significant time on your behalf not originally anticipated.
Like many people his age his first job was as a paperboy for the Merced Sunstar delivering the news at the wee hours of the morning before school. His next job during high school was working for minimum wage ($4.25 an hour at that time) as dishwasher at Happy Steak, a local buffet and steakhouse in Merced while attending Merced High School. Other jobs include prep-cook, line cook, barista at Starbucks, executive assistant, package handler for UPS, accounts payable receivable clerk and a law clerk during law school.
Mr. Wood has administered and filed hundreds of bankruptcy cases for residents of the Bay Area including San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. Schedule a free consultation today by calling 1-877-9NEW-LIFE and find out if bankruptcy is right for you.
