Robert Ambrogi Blog
When former Wall Street lawyer Jonathan Petts joined forces in 2016 with Rohan Pavuluri, then a research assistant in Harvard Law School’s Access to Justice Lab, and Mark Hansen, a software engineer, to create Upsolve, they had a simple but powerful vision: make bankruptcy filing as accessible as online tax preparation for Americans crushed by…
Upsolve Launches Tool To Help Pro Se Bankruptcy Filers Get Relief from Student Loans
According to Upsolve, a nonprofit company whose technology helps low-income individuals file for bankruptcy for free, Americans owe $1.77 trillion in student loan debt — 93% of it to the federal government.
Since 2017, Upsolve’s debt relief tools have helped more than 13,000 individuals erase more than $750 million in debt. But, due to…
First Amendment Protects Non-Lawyers in Providing Legal Advice in Debt Cases, Federal Court Rules
Non-lawyers will be allowed to provide legal advice to low-income New Yorkers who face debt collection actions, under a preliminary injunction ordered yesterday by a federal judge in New York.
In a case brought by Upsolve, a company that uses technology to help low-income consumers in bankruptcy and debt matters, seeking to block New…