A newly minted lawyer is bringing suit over debt incurred to prepare for her bar exams.

Boca Raton attorney Verhonda Williams said she struggled to find work after graduating law school in 2011 and was later laid off from a foreclosure defense firm, owing more than $194,000 in student loans. She filed for Chapter 7 protection, claiming less than $16,500 in assets and nearly $239,100 in liabilities.

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