Midnight Chapter 13 filing saves client’s house
CLIENT is 48 yrs old and operates a construction business. He also dabbles in fixer uppers to make money. His wife is an accountant and makes $5,000 a month. Business…
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Immigration reform on the horizon
AT Wilner & O’Reilly, we have come across many heart-warming success stories that give strength to the need for Immigration Reform. Since 2012, there have been some extensive changes in…
10 tips on child/dependent care
IF YOU paid someone to care for your child, spouse, or dependent, you may be able to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit on your federal income tax return….
What to do if you were fired
TERMINATIONS can be difficult situations, particularly where employees see the firing as unfair. Knowing one’s rights upon the end of an employment relationship may help employees weather this challenging time. …
Permitted activities under a B-1 business visitor visa
ALIENS who wish to visit the US temporarily for business may be issued B-1 business visitor visas. Under 22 CFR 41.31(b)(1), the term “business” refers to conventions, conferences, consultations and other…
Where did your debt problems come from?
A PROSPECTIVE client was consulting with me the other day about credit card debts that have been piling up. He looked shocked and confused as we sorted through all the…
The gaiety and freedom at San Francisco’s Castro
SAN FRANCISCO – With the Pacific at their shoes, people roam, dream and venture in San Francisco’s dazzling waterfront, winding streets and hills halfway through the skies. They scale the…
Arvin G. Amatorio, PC: A guardian of law forays into the political arena
Meeting low-key law practitioner Arvin Gomez Amatorio for the first time would make one think twice if this guardian of the law is for real. Obviously, aside from being youthful-looking…
Women business pioneers share their success stories
LOS ANGELES – Nanxi Liu, Betty Porto and Toni Ko—three women from the technology, food and cosmetics industries, respectively—may not seem like they would have much in common. However, speaking…
$90 million seized after raids in LA Fashion District
LOS ANGELES – The city’s Fashion District was not only hiding the best bargains for clothing and accessories, but also a money laundering scheme linked to international drug cartels. On…
Immigration docs required to maintain health insurance under Covered California
About 98,000 families must verify lawful presence in US before Sept. 30 LOS ANGELES – About 98,000 families are being asked by Covered California to verify their lawful presence here…
Immigration reform on the horizon
At Wilner & O’Reilly, we have come across many heart-warming success stories that give strength to the need for Immigration Reform. Since 2012, there have been some extensive changes in…
USCIS Memorandum: Late filings under CSPA may be excused
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) is back in the news. On June 6, 2014, a USCIS policy memorandum was released, expanding the definition for how a CSPA beneficiary could…
City of Artesia to host ‘Int’l Diversity Festival’ on Oct. 4
ARTESIA – The City of Artesia is set to host its first ever “International Diversity Festival” on October 4, Saturday, on the city’s main thoroughfare, Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd and…
Immigrant groups are furious over Obama’s decision to delay ‘executive action’ until after November elections
After promising more “executive action” by the end of September 2014, President Obama caved in to political pressure, and said he would delay taking any further “executive action” until after…
Immigration docs required to maintain health insurance under Covered California
About 98,000 families must verify lawful presence in US before Sept. 30 LOS ANGELES – About 98,000 families are being asked by Covered California to verify their lawful presence here…
Ara Mina looks forward to being a mom, sets aside marriage – for now
SEXY actress Ara Mina is looking forward to being a mother and has set aside being a bride—for now. Pregnant with her first baby by Bulacan Mayor Patrick Meneses and…
Marijuana deaths staggering
Since medical marijuana was legalized in California in 1996 (the latest one, Maryland, in 2014), more deaths have been reported from the use of this substance. Early this month, a…
New Americans Campaign shares benefits of becoming a US citizen
LOS ANGELES – More than 8 million immigrants living in the United States have green cards and are eligible for citizenship, yet only 8 percent of these become naturalized citizens….
Rare respiratory virus affecting kids nationwide
A RARE illness that starts off as the common cold and has already affected more than one thousand children in multiple states is becoming far more serious, doctors say. The…
Will immigration reform ever happen under Obama’s term?
ELEVEN million undocumented immigrants, including many Filipinos, feel disheartened when the Obama Administration announced that the president would postpone using his executive power to stop deportation until after the 2014…
Online: Where it all starts
Often times, we are too lazy to start with the first step; so we tend to give up on something we have been planning, dreaming even, to accomplish. However, as…
Fil-Ams raise money to send ‘community hero’ home
SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the Filipino-American community in the South of Market District in San Francisco have banded together to raise money to repatriate the remains of an undocumented Filipino immigrant…
The responsibility of choice
IN the legends I have read thIn the legends I have read that males wrote to explain life, it was said that the first human creature was a man called…
Ex-USC professor pleads guilty to sexual assault of Filipino minors
LOS ANGELES – A 65-year-old ex-USC professor pleaded guilty on Friday, September 5 to traveling to the Philippines and sexually assaulting several underage boys between ages 9 and 17. According to…
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program kicks off its 15th Annual Asian Small Business Expo
LOS ANGELES – The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) kicked off its first event in preparation for the 15th Annual Asian Small Business Expo happening on Saturday,…
LA councilmembers introduce resolution to call for end on gay blood ban
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mike Bonin (CD 11) Mitch O’Farrell (CD 13) introduced a resolution on Tuesday, Sept. 9, which calls on the Federal government to halt…
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program kicks off its 15th Annual Asian Small Business Expo
LOS ANGELES – The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) kicked off its first event in preparation for the 15th Annual Asian Small Business Expo happening on Saturday,…
Ex-USC professor pleads guilty to sexual assault of Filipino minors
LOS ANGELES – A 65-year-old ex-USC professor pleaded guilty on Friday, September 5 to traveling to the Philippines and sexually assaulting several underage boys between ages 9 and 17. According to…