Melissa A. Youngman
FEMA Opens Disaster Recovery Centers in Orange and Osceola Counties
The state of Florida and FEMA have recently opened two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) to assist residents in Orange and Osceola County...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Comprehensive Trademark Searches Dig Deep to Protect your Business
Trademark clients often ask why they cannot cut costs by avoiding a comprehensive trademark clearance search before applying for...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 8, 2022
- 4 min
Weekend Vibes: Plan for It & Stop the Weekend Worries
Thanks to Hurricane Ian, I’ve spent too many recent days worrying – surveying every potentially stressful situation, racking my brain for...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
How Strong is your Trademark? A Likelihood of Confusion can Compromise Trademark Protections.
To register a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO), the applicant’s mark must be sufficiently...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
SBA Disaster Loans Help Businesses, Homeowners, Renters, and Non-Profits Recover from Hurricane Ian
On September 24, 2022, President Biden signed an emergency declaration for Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, which authorized the...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Changes to Eligibility under Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
About six weeks ago, the Biden administration announced a three-part plan that provided debt-cancellation (forgiveness) of student loan...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
Business Owners ask, "Can I get rid of a Personal Guaranty Obligation through Bankruptcy?"
Many business owners approach us with questions regarding how to get out of personal guaranty liability, asking, “can I get rid of my...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
How Bankruptcy can help Businesses with Cash Flow Problems
Cash flow is one of the most significant issues businesses contemplating filing chapter 11 or subchapter V[1] face. Although chapter 11...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 2, 2022
- 1 min
Free Help for Floridians filing FEMA Claims or SBA Disaster Relief Regarding Hurricane Ian
Melissa Youngman Law will provide free legal help to a limited number of Florida residents seeking to file FEMA claims or apply for SBA...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Resources for Hurricane Relief & Recovery
We at Melissa Youngman Law hope that you, your loved ones, and your business survived Hurricane Ian unscathed. If you need financial...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
CARES Act Expands Relief Available under Small Business Reorganization Act (Subchapter V of Ch. 11)
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the "SBRA"), enacting new subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, became...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
CARES Act, Part Three: How is my Mortgage Affected?
In Part Three, we discuss the mortgage forbearance provisions in the CARES Act, and how those provisions may affect individuals in...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
CARES Act, Part Two: Plan Payment Issues Resulting from COVID-19
In Part Two, we discuss the CARES Act amendments to Section 1329(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, regarding what happens when a chapter 13...
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Melissa A. Youngman
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
CARES Act, Part One: Stimulus Payments and Consumer Bankruptcy
In Part One of this series on the CARES Act, we discuss how bankruptcy cases may be affected by a debtor's receipt of a stimulus check.
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