Insights on Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, and Real Estate

Loan Consolidation Or Chapter 7

Loan Consolidation Or Chapter 7

Is Loan Consolidation Better Than Chapter 7? Loan consolidation or “Debt Consolidation”, is when a debtor combines their existing debt into one loan. Typically, filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy will ...

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Do I Need To File A Business Bankruptcy?

Do I Need To File A Business Bankruptcy?

Do I Need To File A Business Bankruptcy? Whether you need to file a business bankruptcy depends largely upon the type of debt you have, the amount of debt you have, and whether you desire the specific...

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Passenger Accident Claims And Insurance

Passenger Accident Claims And Insurance

Passenger Accident Claims And Insurance If you are a passenger in a car accident, you will potentially have numerous options available to compensate you for your personal injury claim. Except for in l...

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Are My Workers’ Compensation Payments Taxable?

Are My Workers’ Compensation Payments Taxable?

Are My Workers’ Compensation Payments Taxable? Workers’ Compensation payments are generally not taxable. If you are injured at work and receive compensation under the North Carolina Workers' Compe...

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Personal Injury and Medicare Liens

Personal Injury and Medicare Liens

Personal Injury And Medicare Your personal injury claim may have a lien against it owed to Medicare. Your attorney will contact Medicare and receive a Conditional Payments Letter from CMS, which will ...

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Bankruptcy And Foreclosure

Bankruptcy And Foreclosure

Bankruptcy And Foreclosure If you’re considering bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings have started, you need to act quickly. Filing a bankruptcy will stop a foreclosure proceeding; however, you wi...

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3 Steps: How To Choose A Personal Injury attorney

3 Steps: How To Choose A Personal Injury attorney

The process of choosing a personal injury attorney can be a challenging one; however, we believe if you follow these 3 simple steps, you will end up with the right attorney. It’s important to choose...

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Filing Bankruptcy With A Pending Lawsuit

Filing Bankruptcy With A Pending Lawsuit

Filing Bankruptcy With A Pending Lawsuit If you file bankruptcy with a pending lawsuit, the legal action against you will come to a halt pursuant to the Automatic Stay in bankruptcy. This means the cr...

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What Do Personal Injury Lawyers Charge?

What Do Personal Injury Lawyers Charge?

What Do Personal Injury Lawyers Charge? In determining what personal injury lawyers charge, you have to look to the specific engagement letter or contract for each personal injury lawyer or law firm. ...

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Is Bankruptcy Public Knowledge?

Is Bankruptcy Public Knowledge?

Is Bankruptcy Public Knowledge? Yes, your bankruptcy filing is public knowledge. However, the chance of someone finding out you filed bankruptcy is not as good as you might think. In fact, other law f...

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Meet Founding Attorney Christopher D. Layton

Charlotte Personal Injury &
Bankruptcy Attorney

Meet Chris Layton, J.D., the founder and lead attorney of The Layton Law Firm. Chris holds a B.A. in Journalism from The University of Maryland at College Park and a J.D. from Wake Forest University. He is a member in good standing of the North Carolina Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association – Western District of North Carolina, and the Mecklenburg Bar Association. He has been practicing law in Charlotte since 2000 and currently focuses on the plaintiff’s needs and the individual needs of bankruptcy and real estate clients.

The Layton Law Firm focuses on the needs of clients who would otherwise be taken advantage of. Chris leads the firm in addressing the needs of people who have been harmed by the actions of others or who struggle financially.

20+ Years Serving North Carolina