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[GRAPHIC: Beason Law Group PC]
FEMALE VOICE: Our dream was to open an art gallery.
MALE VOICE: I guess it was 2003 when I started my consulting business.
MALE VOICE: I got into medicine because I wanted to help people. I opened a practice in the late 90s and it was great.
FEMALE VOICE: I was working toward an accounting degree and I did an internship with a great firm.
FEMALE VOICE: So we piled together all of our money.
MALE VOICE: Which wasn't a lot.
FEMALE VOICE: No. And some of our parents' money and we looked for a space and we opened our gallery.
MALE VOICE: Things just kind of took off, you know?
MALE VOICE: And we were doing very well financially, at least better than I had ever done.
MALE VOICE: Then the economy took a dive.
FEMALE VOICE: My youngest, Tory, had some medical problems.
MALE VOICE: We got into a house that was a little too much for us.
FEMALE VOICE: But it turns out we are better at art than we are at business.
MALE VOICE: And eventually I had to file bankruptcy.
FEMALE VOICE: Dreaded word there, right?
MALE VOICE: And it was really tough. I mean it was tougher than we though it would be.
FEMALE VOICE: Yeah, it was.
MALE VOICE: But I got some good legal advice and actually it wasn't that bad.
MALE VOICE: Honestly, it was the best choice we could make and it gave a reset. We were able to focus on the things that we do best.
MALE VOICE: I actually talked to a lawyer who helped us find some options outside of filing for bankruptcy, which would have had a huge impact on the practice, not just our personal finances.
MALE VOICE: Now I'm on the other side of it.
FEMALE VOICE: So now we don't own a gallery.
MALE VOICE: Thank goodness.
FEMALE VOICE: I know, right? Not the best choice. But it gives us the best of both worlds. We get to work on our art and show it off in other people's galleries.
[GRAPHIC: New Life]
MALE VOICE: Well we scaled down our lifestyle and began to make wiser choices financially.
[GRAPHIC: New Priorities]
FEMALE VOICE: I'm back in school finally and Tory doesn't even remember being sick.
[GRAPHIC: New Direction]
MALE VOICE: In fact I'm a year into my new business. This time I've got a partner and things are looking good.
[GRAPHIC: New Future]
[GRAPHIC: Beason Law Group PC Beason Law Group, P.C. 1 Independence Plaza, Suite 802 Birmingham, Alabama 35209 205.453.4102 BankruptcyAlabama.com]
NARRATOR: The Beason Law Group understands and we want to help. Bankruptcy isn't necessarily an ending; it can be a new beginning.
[GRAPHIC: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. The foregoing film utilized paid actors reenacting representative situations and is not meant to guarantee or predict a certain result. Your situation is unique and should be individually considered by a lawyer. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.]
