President’s Column This is the first column that I’ve written after this year’s Annual Spring Meeting, and although it will be summer before you read these words, that conference is still fresh in my mind. I loved seeing many of you at the …
Legislative Highlights Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Double Chapter 7 Trustee Compensation for No-Asset Cases Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on May 7 introduced S. 1659, the “Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025,” 1 to double…
Good-Faith Conversion Results in Retention of Post-Petition Appreciation By Michelle H. Bass Chapter 7 trustees in the Eighth and Ninth Circuits currently benefit from the holdings in Castleman 1 and Goetz. 2 These opinions permit the recov…
In a Chapter 7 Conversion, Where the Debtor Resides Determines Who Keeps an Asset’s Appreciation By Nauni Manty A debtor under a confirmed chapter 13 plan has been making regular plan payments for several months, or perhaps a few years. For…