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Bankruptcy Man meets O. Max Gardner in the Fight Against Foreclosure

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Fighting foreclosures in Connecticut

Attorney Melchionne featured in NY Times article on family’s fight against foreclosure in Connecticut

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The New York Times had a great February 11 article in its Real Estate section (“Mediating in Slow Motion”) that highlights the challenges of fighting foreclosure in Connecticut.  The article features my clients and does a great job of examining the effectiveness (and lack of effectiveness) of Connecticut’s foreclosure mediation program. (Appropriate commentary from BAPCPA [...]

Melchionne Connecticut Bankruptcy Round-up 01.24.09

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I thought it might be of interest to readers to take a look at relevant bankruptcy news in Connecticut for the past week or so. 1.  Personal bankruptcies easing after dramatic increase in ’09 (theDay.com) Connecticut saw 8,618 bankruptcies last year–90% of which were Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings.  That’s the highest number of bankruptcies in [...]