Written with Mallory Miller JD Before signing a contract, it’s important to understand how an arbitration clause can affect your rights in resolving possible future disputes. What is Arbitration? Arbitration is a private judicial process where parties can resolve legal disputes without using the public court system. Rooted...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1587399506156{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] Refusing to Fold Under an Insurance Company's Aggressive Litigation Tactics Leads to Large Settlement [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1587391795743{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Challenge Helped clients recover the value...
Jim White has been appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Administrator as a subchapter V bankruptcy trustee in the Middle District of North Carolina. Jim is one of approximately 250 trustees who were appointed in all 50 states. Jim will bring his unique background as a...
Jim White was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1595795138842{margin-right: 5% !important;margin-left: 5% !important;}"]In North Carolina, Homeowners’ Associations (“HOAs”) can foreclose on properties in their communities to obtain unpaid assessments, dues, fines, and fees. Foreclosure may seem like a drastic step to obtain debts ranging between...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1587399506156{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lawsuit Forces Bank to Treat its Borrowers Fairly [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1587391795743{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Challenge Help clients defend their home after their Bank unilaterally altered...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1588268888910{margin-right: 5% !important;margin-left: 5% !important;}"]Financial institutions, including banks, lenders, and debt collectors, serve an important and powerful role in the modern economy. But if this power is abused, financial institutions can sometimes harm consumers and small and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1587399506156{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] JC White Law Uses Aggressive Litigation to Level the Playing Field [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1587391795743{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Challenge Help clients who lost everything when the company...
Last Friday, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (“CARES Act”) officially rolled out the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to support small businesses during the COVID19 crisis. The Paycheck Protection Program is a $349 billion government loan initiative specifically designed to give small businesses...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1588270521189{margin-right: 5% !important;margin-left: 5% !important;}"]In February, the Small Business Debt Reorganization Act went into effect, substantially modifying the provisions, procedures, and rights of debtors and creditors in small business bankruptcy reorganization cases. This new law amends Chapter...