How would you feel if we told you that Donald Trump (real estate icon), HJ Heinz (ketchup icon), and Milton Hershey (chocolate icon) had all benefited from filing bankruptcy?
What if we told you that Frank Lloyd Wright, Tom Petty, Elton John, Toni Braxton, Kim Basinger, Andy Gibb, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ted Nugent, Wayne Newton, and Willie Nelson had also filed bankruptcy?
We’ll add Marvin Gaye, MC Hammer, Meatloaf, Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Cole, Mike Tyson, Walt Disney, Marion Jones, Ed McMahon, Gary Coleman, Anna Nicole Smith, Larry King, Sara Ferguson, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Chaka Khan, George Jones, Mickey Rooney, Burt Reynolds, Lynn Redgrave, Margot Kidman, Lorraine Bracco, and Johnny Paycheck.
Then there was Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley, Levi Morton, George McGovern, John Connally, Leon Spinks, Joe Lewis, Johnny Unitas, Bjorn Borg, Dorothy Hamill, Frank Baum, Oscar Wilde, Susan Powter, and Kate O’Brien.
Even Henry Ford filed bankruptcy.
At one time, all of these people filed bankruptcy because they were under severe financial stress and needed a fresh start. Most of these, the bankrupt of the rich and famous, went on to work hard and build wealth. You can too.
Read those names again. If you think you may need bankruptcy protection, you are in good company and are only one person among the approximately 2 million+ people, who will file bankruptcy this year.
Get Good Legal Advice: Consult with a Qualified Bankruptcy Lawyer
Bankruptcy is a very specialized area of law; be sure your attorney focuses his or her practice on bankruptcy and helping people like you. You can reach us at 513-793-6555 or Thomasjr@geygan.com. Your next step is to contact us.
Even if you are not sure whether bankruptcy is the right action for you at this time, get good legal advice from a qualified bankruptcy attorney now. Bankruptcy may be inevitable or it may be preventable and you need to understand your individual situation.
Planning ahead usually provides more opportunities and may save your home, car, jewelry, retirement monies, insurance, and other assets. Most people who file bankruptcy get to keep all of their assets, except those they voluntarily give up because they no longer want to make the payments.
If Sam Walton can file bankruptcy and come back to found the super successful WalMart, and HJ Heinz can come back and found Heinz, you can come back and take good care of yourself and your family. Best of luck with your fresh start! You deserve it.



