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In May, we are focusing on preparing the proofs of claim for all 1289 of our SSH clients (not including cosigners) and on the preparation of our Adversary Proceeding Complaint against the lenders. We would greatly appreciate keeping requests for status reports and individual calls or letter to the lenders to a minimum so that […]

Earlier today, I received the following e-mail from one of my clients: “Hey Michael, About 3 weeks ago I went in and disputed the AES accounts on all 3 of my credit reports and I just got an email back from TransUnion confirming that they have deleted all 3 of the AES accounts on my […]

Texas based law firm Brown Dean has decided to drop all 35 of its former SSH student clients and urge them to immediately seek legal counsel elsewhere. The majority of these former Brown Dean clients have already committed to joining our SSH client group. We welcome them, and wish a full and speedy recovery to […]

This week, many our our clients received letters from AES stating that they do not have to begin making any payments to AES. This is a 100% reversal of the position taken by AES in late March when it issued payments demands to most of its SSH student borrowers. Here is an exact quote of […]

The final deadline for all SSH students to hire me and my law firm to represent them in the SSH case is April 18, 2008. Any retainer fees and contracts must be postmarked and in the mail on or before April 18, 2008. There will be no further extensions of time. There will be no […]

Trustee James F. Lisowski filed and served a Trustee’s Notice of Finding Assets, Notice to File Proof of Claim and Notice of Time Limitation on March 31, 2008. Many of our clients have asked us about this Notice. Here is what you need to know: (1) The trustee has found assets in the estate from […]

The local ABC affiliate Channel 7 will air a story about the SSH bankruptcy on Thursday, April 10 @ 5:00 pm. on its ABC7 Eyewitness News program. This story features former SSH student Christian Shaffer and attorneys Michael Berger and Gail Higgins. Rick Romero is the on air reporter and Elaine Hogue is the reporter […]

Geo and Gail hit the road this weekend to spread the word about what we are doing for SSH students. Georgeann is in St. Louis, Missouri where she will meet with SSH students today, April 5, at 3:00 pm at Culpeppers Restaurant in O’Fallon, Missouri 4401 Hwy K. To relax on Sunday, Geo will run […]

Here are the highlights of why you should hire me and my law firm to represent you in the SSH matter: 1. We are Certified Specialists in Bankruptcy Law and this is a bankruptcy matter. I am Certified as a Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar […]

To our Silver State clients: AES Yesterday, March 31, 2008 we received almost 150 calls about a billing memo from AES. Each student wanted reassurance and an explanation. It took up most of the day for 3 of our 4 lawyers. It also taught me a valuable lesson. When we are besieged by dozens of […]