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Client Vignettes
Two sisters "lost so much money, time and mental peace" instead of getting relief in a complicated Chapter 13 bankruptcy case handled by an attorney with fifty years of experience who did not provide competent representation. Having sought help from Banner & Banner, the sisters reported that not only did they successfully complete their case, they did so with "confidence, joy and smiles."


A musician needing bankruptcy counseling was very upset about his financial problems. Banner & Banner made his "difficult experience nearly painless."


A professional bookkeeper recently remarked after Banner & Banner completed her Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that its two attorneys "were very kind and compassionate."


A high income individual was able to complete her Chapter 7 (where courts will usually require Chapter 13 for high income individuals), discharge all of her debts while keeping her new lifestyle including her hair and nail expenses and horseback riding lessons.


A law firm, mired for years in administering an estate of several million dollars, called on Banner & Banner to complete and close out the work. Within six months, all of the estate tax issues were resolved and all the money was fully distributed.


A man dying in a local hospital with brain cancer wanted a will to avoid having the court decide who would be in charge of his children's property. A partner in Banner & Banner supervised the will signing ceremony at the hospital and sat with the man, who died two days later. His children are now well provided for and his last wishes were carried out.




Paul Banner (left) advising a client about a commercial real estate purchase in Poughkeepsie, New York


A local family and their son, an out-of-state boarding school student, was sued in Pennsylvania for assaulting another student. Banner & Banner arranged for the parents' homeowners' insurance policy to defend them at no charge.


The parents of an entrepreneurial son, who mismanaged a large business project, faced loss of their home due to a $400,000 judgment taken by the creditor. Their bankruptcy enabled them to avoid the judgment and remove it as a lien on their home.


Banner & Banner represented a local woman who was named executor in her brother's will who died a resident of Manhattan. Despite the distance and big-city attitudes, Banner & Banner probated the will and completed the administration of the estate in one year. All bills were paid and over $300,000 was distributed.