Rick Mitchell: Included in 2010 Super Lawyers

Each year Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state in 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Nevertheless, they included me in their listing for the third year running. I probably would have named it something besides Super Lawyers, but since the selection process has been blessed [...]

Epicentre Contractors Turn to Bankruptcy

Contracting has always been a tough business. Subcontractors often make payroll and provide supplies and labor to a project months before they are paid by the general contractor or owner. In the case of Charlotte’s Epicentre, a stop work order strangled cash flow for both the developer and the contractors. We’re still seeing clients whose [...]

Charlotte Bankruptcy Education for Realtors & Financial Professionals

With bankruptcy filings surging, people are turning to non-bankruptcy  financial professionals  for bankruptcy counseling. These professionals include real estate agents, non-bankruptcy attorneys, financial advisors and others. Then there’s the internet. It’s human nature to try to help a client, but sometimes the advice given by someone with no bankruptcy training can do the person in financial [...]

Charlotte Bankruptcy in the Headlines

When you’ve been around as long as I have, you call things as you see them.  Maybe that’s why reporters call me to comment on high-profile bankruptcy cases. Charlotte’s 210 Trade files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy In case you missed my 2-second TV debut last week on WSOC, here’s a link to what I said about [...]