Dealing with Personal Legal Problems

EXPERIENCED MINNESOTA ATTORNEYS

The experienced Minnesota attorneys at Neff Law Firm, P.A. can help a person with many different types of legal situations including bankruptcy, discrimination, retaliation for whistleblowing, unlawful discharge of employment, a criminal charge, DWI, probate, personal injury, real estate concern or divorce.  These skilled Minnesota lawyers understand how common legal problems may have a devastating effect on a client.  For example, people who go through a divorce often find that they now have less income yet far more expenses than they can cover as a single person.  The financial problems that flow from the divorce may spill over into other areas of a person’s life further aggravating the situation and causing other legally related problems.  The skilled Neff Law Firm, P.A. Minnesota attorneys have assisted many divorced individuals for over more than twenty-three  years with money problems caused or aggravated by a divorce such as credit problems, unpaid bills, harassment from debt collectors, frustration arising from  alleged budget counseling, financial management, concern with being charged with violations of laws, medical bills, foreclosure, repossession, garnishment, utility’s being shut-off, the effect of a bad credit score, the feeling that credit repair is necessary and problems related to litigation launched by creditors.  These knowledgeable Minnesota bankruptcy lawyers know the legal rights of people in Minnesota and understand how matters such as illness, injury, divorce and extreme medical bills can make a financial situation spiral downward bringing with it an inability to pay billing statements, creating unsatisfactory or bad credit scores, and a feeling like there should be a way to do credit repair.  Neff Law Firm, P.A. Minnesota attorneys have helped many people with their legal problems including providing legal assistance in achieving suitable debt relief. 
 

A person in modern day society often experiences legal problems. Increasingly people are finding that they have more than one legal problem at the same time such as a loss of employment, bankruptcy, divorce and a criminal charge. It is not unusual for someone who is fired from their job to find him or herself with debt problems, divorce and being charged with a crime. At stressful times like this it is important to have access to a Minnesota lawyer, who understands and has experience helping people resolve their legal problems. 

The Minnesota lawyers at Neff Law Firm PA understand the situation and have over 50 years of combined experience helping people who have one or more legal problems.

MINNESOTA BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS WITH EXPERIENCE

The Minnesota bankruptcy lawyers at Neff Law Firm, P.A. have more than fifty years of combined experience helping people with debt related problems based on loss of a job, assets going down in value, credit difficulties, an adjustable rate mortgage that is no longer affordable, overdue mortgage payments, car loans that cannot be paid, harassing creditors, foreclosure, repossession, default on contract for deed, mechanics lien or other related financial pressures.

For many years Neff Law Firm, P.A. lawyers have helped people experiencing financial pressures explore available options to get relief. At an in person conference with a Neff Law Firm lawyer, a consumer can discuss financial concerns such as trying to prevent foreclosure, stopping repossession, dealing with a mechanics lien, stopping garnishment, ending harassment by creditors, addressing serious credit problems, handling collection agency harassment, past due credit card balances and predatory lending practices.

A Minnesota bankruptcy lawyer from the law firm can review with a person his or her questions and concerns such as how to file for bankruptcy protection, consumer bankruptcy filings, and treatment under the bankruptcy code for the debtor's application for financial relief. In appropriate situations, a Neff Law Firm, P.A. bankruptcy lawyer can provide legal assistance to a consumer in the handling of a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

Chapter 7

The fear of losing it all can be greater than reality. When people are experiencing tough financial circumstances, they often believe that all is lost. This fear may not however be reality! The law allows for financial relief given appropriate circumstances.

Consumers in dire financial straits may set up a confidential in person meeting with a Minnesota lawyer from Neff Law Firm P.A., who can help objectively go over his or her options to relieve the financial pressures. At the meeting, people often discuss financial pressures caused by foreclosure on their home, repossession of a car, garnishment of their wages, maxed out credit cards, contract for deed payments, inability to pay bills as they become due and inability to pay medical bills.
The experienced lawyers at Neff Law Firm, P.A. understand that in tough economic times many people feel tremendous financial strain due to money related problems such as adjustable-rate mortgages that change rates so that a person cannot meet his or her monthly financial obligations, predatory loan practices, loss of employment, the costs of raising a family, medical expenses out of control and harassing creditors.

Neff Law Firm P.A. has worked with consumers for over 22 years to help them try to get relief from the strains and stress caused by financial burdens. In certain circumstances, a consumer may meet the requirements for a chapter 7 bankruptcy which may provide needed debt relief. An in person confidential meeting may be set up with Neff Law Firm, P.A. bankruptcy attorney by calling the central scheduling number of 952-831-6555.

We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Chapter 13

Tough financial circumstances may cause excessive stress on a person due to factors such as loss of a job, facing foreclosure, repossession of an automobile, wages being garnished, credit card bills that cannot be paid, inability to pay bills when they are due and creditor harassment. It is often the case that consumers feeling financial stress feel helpless in dealing with their creditors.

Neff Law Firm, P.A. understands debtor-creditor issues and how to address them under prevailing law. Debtors experiencing financial pressures may set up a confidential in person meeting with a Neff Law Firm, P.A. Minnesota lawyer to discuss his or her specific situation. At that meeting a debtor may discuss with the lawyer ways to gain relief from financials concerns such as foreclosure of a home, repossession of a car, being garnished, pressure from banks, credit card debt problems, missed mortgage payments, automobile loans, contract for deed payments or other stressful financial circumstances.

A Neff Law Firm, P.A. Minnesota bankruptcy attorney can evaluate a person's situation to see if he or she is qualified for debt relief under a chapter 13 bankruptcy. A first step toward addressing relief from financial pressures is to call the Neff Law Firm, P.A. central scheduling number of 952-831-6555 to set up a confidential in person meeting with a lawyer.

LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT

Neff Law Firm, P.A., employment attorneys recognize that the loss of a job may trigger a host of other problems including financial pressures, family law related concerns such as divorce and in some situations being charged with a crime. People often define themselves based on their job so when they lose employment it not only causes financial pressure but becomes a humiliating experience. Sometimes a loss of employment may be based upon discrimination at the workplace based upon race, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual preference, religion, pregnancy, sexual harassment, disability, and perceived disability.

Another improper basis for a person losing his or her job is for opposing discrimination or in retaliation for a person reporting an illegal act(s) by the employer. Neff Law Firm, P.A., lawyers can help a person who has had his or her rights violated by the breaking of laws such as the Civil Rights Act, federal anti-discrimination laws and the Minnesota Human Rights Act. These Minnesota lawyers have experience helping employees who have been hurt through the breaking of laws under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act or other anti-discrimination laws including, the (ADEA) Age Discrimination in Employment Act , the (FMLA) Family and Medical Leave Act, (OWBA) the Older Worker's Benefit Protection Act, and (ADA) the American's with Disabilities Act.

The Neff Law Firm, P.A. lawyers are familiar with protecting clients' rights under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. An experienced Minnesota lawyer from Neff Law Firm, P.A. can provide essential legal assistance for employment related problems including discrimination, sex harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, attack on a license related to employment, and wrongful firing from a job.

CHARGED WITH A CRIME

The Minnesota lawyers at Neff Law Firm, P.A. have many years of experience defending people charged with a crime. Fred Neff has been working as a criminal defense lawyer for more than 30 years. He has acted as an investigator, prosecutor, and private attorney handling criminal cases. In the past, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer Fred Neff has been appointed to work on the Hennepin County Public Defender's Conflicts Panel and the Hennepin County Juvenile Justice Panel.

Neff Law Firm, P.A., has provided criminal defense help to clients for misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony criminal charges. The firm handles criminal defense for charges such as property crimes, assault, family crimes, theft, robbery, kidnapping, theft, burglary, arson, crimes of destruction of property, forgery, drug crimes, bribery, perjury, false claims, DUI/DWI, careless driving, reckless driving or various types of traffic violations. Neff Law Firm, P.A. has extensive experience handling matters involving juveniles. A Minnesota criminal defense lawyer from Neff Law Firm, P.A. can also provide legal help when a person is charged with a matter related to a crime such as dram shop, implied consent, a forfeiture or movement against a person's employment related license.

MINNESOTA FAMILY LAW MATTERS

Family law matters may have a devastating effect on an individual's life. The Minnesota family lawyers at Neff Law Firm P.A. understand the need for competent legal assistance when a person faces family law matters such as divorce, a child custody dispute, setting a visitation schedule, spousal maintenance, adoption, name change, prenuptial agreements, or working with child-support matters.

Since the founding of Neff Law Firm P.A. in 1986 the firm's Minnesota family lawyers have been providing legal assistance to people with their legal matters related to their family. The firm's family attorneys have handled many different types of family law concerns such as prenuptial agreements, adoptions, the rights of minors, legal separation, dissolution of marriage (divorce), property disposition, spousal support, child custody, visitation, child support and change of name. Marriage and family matters are of special importance to a person for many reasons. If you are involved in a matter involving a marriage or family, a lawyer from Neff Law Firm, P.A. can be of great help to you.

Good advice is priceless so if you have a legal problem, please contact the Neff Law Firm, P.A. at (952) 831-6555 to schedule an appointment with a lawyer at either the Edina or Roseville, Minnesota office.