Sam Turco
I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the 3rd of six children. We grew up in the meat packing district of South Omaha. I graduated from Omaha Central High School 1985.
My wife, Kathy, and I are raising 3 children. Outside of work, I spend a lot of time escorting children to sporting events while trying to sneak in a long bicycle ride on the weekends.
Areas of Practice
- 100% Bankruptcy Law
Litigation Percentage
- 5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Nebraska, 1992
- Iowa
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2010
- U.S. Tax Court
Problems with the Debt Snowball Method
Time to Tax Carpetbagger Debt Buyers?
Junk debt buyers are the modern version of a post Civil War carpetbagger as they suck money out of every county in the State of Nebraska without contributing anything in return. I cannot think of a single positive thing these debt collectors contribute to our state.
Junk debt buyers typically purchase defaulted credit card accounts…
Dave Ramsey’s Debt Snowball
Are you liable for medical debts your doctor fails to submit to insurance?
Getting Noticed: How to Get a Copy of Your Case Documents
Envelope Budgeting
Garnishment of Joint Bank Accounts
Riding Through the Chapter 7 Backdoor: A Story of Car Loans in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Attorney Sanctioned for Using DocuSign
A bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of California sanctioned attorney Pauldeep Bains for filing a bankruptcy petition signed with digital signatures. (See In re Mayfield, Case #16-22134).
The attorney sent completed bankruptcy documents to the debtor to sign via a digital signature service called DocuSign. Bankruptcy judge Robert Bardwil imposed sanctions for…



