Expert Legal Solutions for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
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Your Trusted Partner in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy provides individuals with regular income a way to reorganize their debts and catch up on missed payments over time. Unlike Chapter 7, which eliminates most unsecured debts, Chapter 13 allows you to keep valuable assets—such as your home or car—while making affordable payments under a court-approved plan that typically spans three to five years.
Through the Counsel Now affiliate network of experienced attorneys, you gain access to expert guidance in creating a repayment plan tailored to your financial situation. This plan consolidates your debts into one manageable monthly payment, helping you stop foreclosure, halt repossessions, and eliminate unsecured debt balances after the repayment term.
Benefits of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy:
- Stop foreclosure and catch up on mortgage arrears while keeping your home
- Restructure car loans and prevent repossessions
- Consolidate debts into a single, affordable payment plan
- Protect co-signers from collection efforts
- Discharge remaining unsecured debts at the completion of the plan
Our Core Practice Areas
- Pro Se Filing Support for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Pro Se Filing Support for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Filing for bankruptcy without an attorney—known as filing pro se—is complex, but with the right support it can be done successfully. We provide comprehensive guidance to help you file Chapter 13 on your own while minimizing costly errors and over consulting costs.
Our Pro Se Support Services Include:
- Step-by-step assistance in preparing and organizing all required bankruptcy forms and schedules
- Detailed instructions on filing procedures, deadlines, and court requirements
- Guidance on required documentation to verify income, debts, assets, and expenses
- Preparation for hearings and trustee meetings, including what to expect and how to respond
- Strategies to avoid common mistakes that lead to case dismissals or delays
- Ongoing support throughout the process to help you stay on track until your discharge
- Preparation of a Chapter 13 Skeleton Bankruptcy Petition
- Completion of Initial Schedules, Statement of Financial Affairs, and Preliminary Chapter 13 Plan (Following Skeleton Petition)
Pro Se Filing Support for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Filing for bankruptcy without an attorney—known as filing pro se—is complex, but with the right support it can be done successfully. We provide comprehensive guidance to help you file Chapter 13 on your own while minimizing costly errors and over consulting costs.
Our Pro Se Support Services Include:
- Step-by-step assistance in preparing and organizing all required bankruptcy forms and schedules
- Detailed instructions on filing procedures, deadlines, and court requirements
- Guidance on required documentation to verify income, debts, assets, and expenses
- Preparation for hearings and trustee meetings, including what to expect and how to respond
- Strategies to avoid common mistakes that lead to case dismissals or delays
- Ongoing support throughout the process to help you stay on track until your discharge
Step-by-Step Process
1. Consultation & Review
- Attorney reviews your financials, debts, and income to determine Chapter 13 eligibility.
2. Skeleton Petition Filing
- Emergency filing to trigger the automatic stay (halts foreclosure, repossession, garnishment, and collection lawsuits).
3. Completion of Schedules & Plan
- Filing of detailed schedules of income, expenses, debts, and assets.
Need help filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy on your own? Contact Counsel Now’s affiliate attorneys today for expert pro se support and regain control of your financial future.
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Our Team
Arleo Dordar
Founder & President
Arleo Dordar is the Founder/CEO, investor, and product architect of Ventureplans™. Arleo is a visionary with a strong leadership background. He has assisted various Fortune 500 companies in scaling, restructuring, organizing, and developing sustainability plans for 4500+ businesses across 150 industries globally, resulting over $100 million dollars in investments. Arleo's expertise is in the implementation of revenue growth, execution, financing and digital transformation. Arleo engages in high-level discussions with startups, small businesses, and enterprise level organizations to gather and analyze big data, understand trends, and proactively deliver insights, recommendations, and drive improvements based on qualitative and quantitative metrics in to enhance operational efficiency, sales, marketing, and branding to achieve financing goals. Arleo is fluent in English and Farsi.
John Varley
Corporate Legal Counsel
John Varley is admitted to practice law in California, Including the California Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Tax Court, and the US District Courts- Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. In the area of Corporate and Bankruptcy Law, John has personally filed more 2,500 successful cases through the Federal Bankruptcy Court System. John is one of the few attorneys to have trained and certified in the three separate training trips to North Carolina under the preeminent bankruptcy litigator, Oliver Max Gardner. He received his Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School Of Law In 2007. John Varley is a Certified Public Accountant (Delaware) and earned an MBA with emphasis In Finance from San Diego State University In 1989. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics from UCLA In 1984. He is a member of Mensa High IQ Society.
Al Sheivani
Senior Financial Consultant & Controller
Al Sheivani is a management accountant, forensic accountant, and due diligence expert. He specializes in the creation of historical financial statements, financial pro formas, financial account reconciliation, and identifying errors and irregularities in accounting for small to medium-sized businesses seeking financing. Other areas of expertise include institutional debt finance, SBA lending, and loan shepoarding. Al provides decades of experience in handling challenging financial issues for corporations.
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