There is federal protection from garnishment/levy orders for certain type of funds, (i.e. SSA Retirement, Pensions, Disability etc.
Most States have a "due process protection" that can be invoked once the garnishment or levy order is signed/ordered, (but you have to act quickly).
Most run-of-the-mill Attorneys know very little about civil garnishments/levy orders and their related forensic financial matters along with the pertinent civil Federal and State due process clauses and attached protections.