Managing Debt For DummiesISBN: 978-0-470-08486-1
Paperback
312 pages
January 2007
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As a young boy, John dreamed of becoming a Catholic priest so he could help everyday people, and he spent his high school years in a Catholic seminary. After graduating, however, John decided to achieve his dream by combining journalism with the law. Therefore, he earned an undergraduate degree in journalism and a law degree from the University of Houston Law School. Later, he and a partner established a law firm in Texas, building it into one of the most successful consumer bankruptcy firms in the state. He subsequently began a successful consumer law firm in South Texas.
Today, as Director of the Texas Consumer Complaint Center, he supervises law students as they help consumers with their legal problems. He is also a regular speaker at law conferences around the country and serves on the Bankruptcy Council for the Texas Bar Association.
John is the author of 13 books on consumer and small business legal matters, including Law For Dummies, 2nd edition; The Everyday Law Kit For Dummies; Divorce For Dummies, 2nd edition; and Good Advice for a Bad Economy (Berkeley Books). John has been interviewed about consumer money matters by numerous national media including CNN, NBC, NPR, Bloomberg Television & Radio, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Money, Inc. Martha Stewart’s Living, Bottomline, Entrepreneur, Bankrate.com, CBSMarketWatch.com, and MSNMoney.com. In addition, his comments and advice have appeared in major newspapers around the country, and he has been a frequent guest on local radio programs.
Mary Reed: Mary Reed is a personal finance writer who has
coauthored or ghostwritten numerous books on topics related to
consumer money matters and legal rights. The books she has
coauthored with John Ventura include The Everyday Law Kit for
Dummies, Divorce For Dummies, and Good Advice for a Bad
Economy (Berkeley Books). Mary has also written for the
magazines Good Housekeeping, Home Office Computing, and
Small Business Computing, and she has ghostwritten numerous
articles that have appeared in national and local
publications.
Mary is also the owner of Mary Reed Public Relations (MR•PR),
an Austin, Texas-based firm that provides public relations services
to a wide variety of clients, including authors, publishers,
attorneys, financial planners, healthcare professionals, retailers,
hotels, restaurants, and nonprofits.
Prior to starting her public relations business and writing career
20 years ago, she was vice president of marketing for a national
market research firm, marketing director for a women’s
healthcare organization, and public relations manager for Texas
Monthly, a national award-winning magazine. She received her
MBA from Boston University and her BA from Trinity University in
Washington, DC.
In her free time, Mary serves on the board of a community
development corporation in her neighborhood. She also enjoys long
morning bike rides, road trips with her husband, gardening, working
her way through the stack of books by her bed, taking care of her
six cats, and spending time with her family and many friends.