Robert M. Lawless

University of Illinois; co-author of the study “Graying of U.S. Bankruptcy: Fallout from Life in a Risk Society"

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Law Professor at the University of Illinois, and co-author of the study “Graying of U.S. Bankruptcy: Fallout from Life in a Risk Society.”

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In the last 30 years, the rate of Americans over the age of 65 filing for bankruptcy has tripled according to a new study from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project.

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In the last 30 years, the rate of Americans over the age of 65 filing for bankruptcy has tripled according to a new study from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project.

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