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LawNearMe.com Expands to 11 States in 60 Days

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LawNearMe.com is expanding rapidly across the country in response to the high demand of prospective clients searching for attorneys daily. Prospective clients from all over the country are forcing the team at LawNearMe to expand from Boston and New York City where they launched, to 11 states in the past 60 days alone.

New York, NY, USA (April 09, 2014) — LawNearMe.com is the first website to allow a consumer to find, research, compare and then book a consultation instantly online with the attorney best suited for their needs. LawNearMe.com is the most user-friendly, comprehensive and informative lawyer database out there. LawNearMe.com launched this past year with a mission to modernize the legal process.

Although this rapid expansion is unexpected, the team at LawNearMe is extremely ecstatic about it. Samuel Shusterhoff, the Founder & President commented, “Our original plan was to focus on the north east and then expand in the future, however, plans do not always go accordingly, and thanks to our high demand of prospective clients throughout the country, our plans have happily changed.”

LawNearMe is now providing attorneys in states such as Virginia, Maryland, California and Ohio to name a few. LawNearMe is welcoming new attorneys every day and seems to be on track to providing prospective clients with attorneys in all 50 states by the end of the year. LawNearMe.com is quickly becoming a major player in the legal field with no sign of stopping.

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Diana Ferretti
LawNearMe.com
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Entertainment, Gaming, Internet & Online, Law, Society

ClaimsHeaven.co.uk Online Game Highlights Issues with Personal Injury Claims Marketing

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Entertaining online consumer siteClaimsHeaven.co.uk has added a new free online game that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the personal injury compensation industry in the UK to their array of claims resources.

If you’ve ever wondered about the personal industry claims market, and whether those adverts promising massive payouts if you have “been injured in an accident at home, at work or on the road” actually encourage a culture where people see being injured as a chance to cash in, then ClaimsHeaven.co.uk has a lot of interesting information and resources that can explain the way this controversial industry works, and help those who need to make genuine compensation claims avoid being ripped off or seduced by the promises of unscrupulous companies.

The latest tool the site offers consumers is a new free online game called Train 2 Claim that “trains” the player to become a better personal injury claimant. It involves the player’s character walking down a typical street with manhole covers and loose paving slabs, and having the ability to move to avoid these potential trip hazards. If you step on them, you’ll fall over, getting more and more injured the more times it happens. When the timer is up, you go and visit a compensation claims company to see how you’ve done. You then get a chance to try again, helping you learn what you need to do to get a bigger payout!

The game, and the supporting information can be found at:

www.claimsheaven.co.uk/games/train2claim.php

As well as being entertaining, it is intended to illustrate the problems in the personal industry claims market in the UK right now, and highlight the methods companies use that could potentially persuade people to make claims. The site is all about supporting legitimate claimants and helping people to understand the pitfalls and scams that exist in the UK claims industry, and aims to present its information through insightful, fun and interesting methods like this game.

Train 2 Claim is free to play through any popular internet browser, and users don’t need to submit any personal details to get access to the game, or any of the other information or games and resources on the site.

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Accounting, Business, Financial, Government, Law, Real Estate

Brian Lee, bankruptcy and foreclosure lawyer serving clients in Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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Millions of Americans count on their tax refunds each year to pay down debts, get caught up on bills, or simply to make ends meet. With an estimated 1.5 million personal bankruptcies to be filed in 2011, bankruptcy lawyers around the country are being asked the same question: “What will happen to my tax refund if I declare bankruptcy?”

Income tax refunds are basically interest-free loans to the government, and are therefore considered assets of debtors who declare bankruptcy. The trustee assigned to your case may be able to seize your income tax refund, depending upon two main factors: first, what type of bankruptcy you file, and second, whether your refund is fully exempted.

The two main types of personal bankruptcy cases are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. In a Chapter 7 case, debtors are essentially allowed to walk away from their debts.

In a Chapter 13 case, debtors must repay their unsecured debts over 3 to 5 years.

Most Chapter 7 cases are considered “no asset” cases, and for those assets that the debtor does possess, there are federal and state exemption laws, which prevent the bankruptcy trustee from seizing and selling the debtor’s property.

Just like the debtor’s household goods, clothing and automobile, in most Chapter 7 cases the debtor’s tax refund can be fully exempted, which means the bankruptcy trustee cannot even consider seizing the refund. However it is very important to use the full and correct exemptions to protect the refund.

Chapter 13 cases can be a bit more complicated. If you have a confirmed Chapter 13 Plan that requires repayment of only a percentage of your debt, your trustee will likely seize your refund every year over the course of your bankruptcy, using the proceeds to increase the payout to unsecured creditors. Income tax refunds in Chapter 13 are considered “property of the estate,” so your trustee will want to apply this money toward payment of your Plan.

In 100% repayment cases, however, the trustee has no interest in seizing your tax refund. If your income is demonstrably sufficient to satisfy your confirmed Plan, the trustee will allow you to keep your tax refund. You may want to adjust your withholdings before filing a Chapter 13 appropriate.

The bankruptcy trustee will in most cases require the debtor to file a tax return to determine whether the debtor’s refund can be seized and used to repay creditors. Unlike a home or car with equity, which must first be auctioned to produce distributable funds, tax refunds are a quick cash windfall to the creditors.

Tax refunds are the assets most frequently captured by bankruptcy trustees. An experienced bankruptcy attorney can assist you in finding the maximum exemption strategy to protect your tax refund.

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Brian Lee is a bankruptcy and foreclosure lawyer serving clients in Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.lee-legal.com or call (202) 448-5136.

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BRIAN V. LEE
(202) 448-5136
fax (202) 640-2097
1050 Connecticut Avenue NW
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Washington, DC 20036
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