The Law Offices of Blitshtein & Weiss, A Professional Corporation consists of two lawyers and several legal support personnel serving clients in the practice areas indicated throughout Bucks, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties. The lawyers in the firm handle all areas of trial litigation.
Attorneys Iriana Blitshtein and Tova Weiss have been in practice since 1995. With over 30 years experience between the partners, Blitshtein & Weiss, is committed to providing you with quality legal services and personal attention to your individual needs.
While our office is a full service, general practice law firm, our firm's concentration is Bankruptcy and Family Law.
BANKRUPTCY
Tova Weiss is lead Bankruptcy counsel and believes that most people have undergone financial hardship at some point in their lives. Bankruptcy protection affords people the opportunity to get on their feet again, to get a "fresh start," and to rebuild financial health. There is no shame in filing for Bankruptcy protection, it is a legal tool provided to help indiviuals in financial crises gain control of their personal finances.
Attorney Weiss can provide you with legal representation for either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. By filing Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy, you qualify for a "stay", or no-action period, which is a preventive tool against creditors (for example, credit card and mortgage companies). We will help you in this complex process in order to protect your rights and maximize your rights under the law.
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy is liquidation. Under the bankruptcy Code you can prevent your assets from being sold by trustee as long as the assets are legally exempt, while still discharging your dischargeable debts.
The debts that you do not repay are discharged. Some debts can not be discharged ("non-dischargeable") and you must continue to pay them at an agreed timeframe and schedule such as taxes, child support, alimony restitution, and others.
To begin your Bankruptcy case you file a Bankruptcy Petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk's office.
A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is for an individual with Regular Income. In order to file a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy case you must have regular income (may be from different sources) and not owe more than $360,475 in unsecured debt or $1,081,400 in secured debt.
Usually, a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy plan is a three to five year payment plan for the unsecured and secured debt you owe. The plan cannot exceed five years.
A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy provides debtors, especially in today's economic climate, with an opportunity to put all mortgage arrears in a payment plan (paid to the Bankruptcy Trustee), while still keeping their house.
In order to determine which Bankruptcy case is best for you, contact an attorney at the Law Offices of Blitshtein & Weiss by calling toll-free at 1-888-435-4111 or 215-364-4900 or by sending us an e-mail from the link on our "contact us" page. A personal interview and document review will be conducted at your first appointment. Please gather the following documents for your first appointment (if possible)
DOCUMENT CHECKLIST:
Last two (2) years Tax Returns;
Mortgage Statements;
Home Equity Lines of Credit Statements;
Automobile Lease/Payment Statements;
Bank Account Statement/Brokerage Statement for past two (2) months;
Retirement Account Statements, 401K/IRA
Credit Card Statements;
Medical Bills;
Tax Bills;
Lawsuits/Judgments;
Any other persons/entities to whom you owe money.
FAMILY LAW
Iriana Blitshtein is lead counsel in Domestic Relations cases. Attorney Blitshtein has extensive experience in representing litigants in matters of Divorce, Alimony, Child Custody, Child/Spousal Support, Equitable Distribution and Abuse. Ms. Blitshtein has also assisted clients in Protection from Abuse proceedings. If you are contemplating Divorce or have other Family legal matters Attorney Blitshtein may assist you in these matters.
While Family Law matters are complex they are also emotional for the clients involved and Attorney Blitshtein helps her clients through this complicated and emotional time period in their lives.
GENERAL PRACTICE
Attorneys Blitshtein and Weiss have extensive experience in reperesenting clients regarding business litigation, which includes parthership dissolution, shareholder suits, business incorporations, commercial lease review and litigation.