Most of what I write about is filing for bankruptcy, particularly Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Lehigh, Northampton, or Berks County, Pennsylvania. Once in a while I discuss defending credit card lawsuits and such. Today I am going to talk about New Year’s resolutions. Only this time they are going to be mine as your 
lawyer.
You see, as that great philosopher Simon Wilder in the movie “With Honors” (One of my top-ten movies of all time) said, “Our ‘founding parents’ were pompous, white, middle-aged farmers, but they were also great men. Because they knew one thing that all great men should know: that they didn’t know everything. Sure, they’d make mistakes, but they made sure to leave a way to correct them.”
As a lawyer, I’ve made some mistakes, and more importantly, its time to correct them.
One thing I have let slip is the returning phone calls in 24 hours rule. Now I know there are a lot of lawyers in this county that take weeks to return phone calls, but that has never been me, but I had a rule to return calls in 24 hours unless it was a weekend or a holiday and I know I dropped the ball on that this year. To remedy this, I’ve got a simple solution. I will return all my phone messages at the same time every day, that way I know it hasn’t been 24 hours. My office number is 610-400-3093 just in case you need it.
Another thing I fell into last year is something that gets debtors in a lot of trouble, and that is procrastination. Documents are filed with the bankruptcy court every day, yet it seems that issues are only resolved the day before they are due. That is crap, and I am as guilty of that as anyone. No more. I will be logging into my ECF mail program each day and getting right on top of things. Now I do have some matters that I am behind on, but in a matter of a month that will solve itself and I will never, ever, fall this far behind again.
Finally I have been guilty of being robotic at times. Everything on this blog is about law, and that is all good information, but some of this blog should be about me and about the city of Emmaus that I call home. Beginning with my next post, I’m going to let you a little more into my life and know a little more about me. What movies I like, what kind of hobbies I do, as well as some of the great places in Emmaus that I suggest you check out.
So from today and on, the old lawyer who fell behind on his work and took too long to return calls is officially fired. The new attorney Kutkowski is here, ready and able to help you get through your financial woes, and occasionally play movie critic and irate sports fan as well.
So what about you? What are your resolutions this year? Everyone wants to lose weight or get in shape. We all probably ate too much over the holidays, but what about your finances? Are you ready to get the weight of your credit card debt or other aggravations off your back? Are you ready to start your ride off into the sunset and leave your debt woes behind you. If you are, please call 610-400-3093 and set up your free consultation. Debt freedom can be yours.
