...you've just crossed over into the Berken Zone.
Hello everyone. Welcome to my blog!
Technology never ceases to amaze me. Here I am broadcasting to the world from the comfort of my living room.
I know I probably sound like everybody's grandpa, "you know sonny, in my day all we had were pencils and fountain pens, and if you wanted to spread the word you had to either be the town busybody or schmooze the local schoolhouse for a date with the mimeograph!"
In all seriousness though, I am very excited to share my thoughts, rants, whines and even success stories with you. As an attorney, I have been representing people in debt for 25 years. I am tired of today's system--more importantly, I am tired the system abusing the everyday layperson that doesn't know that they have rights and options.
You know the other day I had to write a letter to a collection attorney telling him that is was not okay for him to tell my client that if she didn't pay her bill that she could go to jail? I don't know about you, but even anyone who has played the board game Monopoly once or twice knows there is no debtor's prison. If you can't afford a stay at Boardwalk, you go bankrupt. What I really wanted to send this attorney instead of a letter is the latest version of Monopoly or at least the "get out of jail free" card.
Can you tell that I am a little bit bitter? Where is it written that a person has to wake up every morning in fear of their debts? There is help out there. If you don't call me, call someone!!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Welcome to the Berken Zone!
