San Jose Bankruptcy Blog

By Ryan C. Wood There are numerous “standards of review” regarding bankruptcy and appellate matters.  Some standards are wobblers, abuse of discretion, clear erroneous, based on what legal standard?  For bankruptcy attorneys it can be challenging identifying how the Bankrupt

By Ryan C. Wood Yes, yes you can continue to make charitable contributions depending upon the amount donated.  There are all kinds of charities to donate to.  The charity also must be a valid tax-exempt entity.  Never forget you may also give the gift of life with blood donations.  Th

By Ryan C. Wood There should not be much of a downside when filing for bankruptcy protection under most circumstances.  Your real-life circumstances are the problem and created the negatives in your current life.  Bankruptcy should do nothing but improve your life.  The

By Ryan C. Wood For most bankruptcy filers the most important thing that happens is after declaring bankruptcy and filing your petition is the automatic stay takes effect stopping all debt collection activity such as lawsuits, foreclosures, repossessions, wage garnishment, phone calls

By Ryan C. Wood The issue here may not be readily apparent.   So let us add some facts and context.  A limited liability company is formed under state law and in this case there are multiple owners of the limited liability company with one managing member.  Can the

By Ryan C. Wood Yeah, good luck with that argument.  So do not even make the argument if you lose a decision.  If you want to be a martyr for every person that ever thought their judge in their case had it in for them be my guest.  For the rest of you out there do not m

By Ryan C. Wood It is possible to voluntarily dismiss a chapter 7 case, but rarely successful and it is never a good look or good position to be in.  Chapter 13 cases have procedures for a debtor to file a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case and most chapter 13 trustee’s will seek