Alista Lineburg is not a lawyer, but she assumed the role when she couldn’t find one to help her discharge $146,000 of federal student debt in bankruptcy.
Ms. Lineburg, 49, knows this all too well.
“The attorney called and she said, ‘You can’t win this,’” Ms. Lineburg recalled.
“I feel like I can finally get ahead,” said Ms. Lineburg, who lives in Fairport Harbor, Ohio.
Unlike credit card, medical and other consumer debts, student loans don’t automatically disappear in bankruptcy.
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