President’s Column I transition into the coming year following a year of accomplishments under the presidency of Hon. Kevin J. Carey (ret.) of Hogan Lovells US LLP (Philadelphia). I would be remiss not to acknowledge the mentoring that I ha…
Legislative Highlights Collapse of SVB and Signature Bank Draw Congressional Spotlight, Criticism in March Hearings Members of Congress utilized two congressional hearings at the end of March to deliver harsh criticism of bank executives an…
Some or All Parties-in-Interest? The Gradual Evolution of Factors Considered in Debtors’ Involuntary Conversions By Tom Riske and Evan Miller Bankruptcy is often a tale of “too many creditors chasing too few dollars,” 1 but what happens whe…
Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo Failures by Debtors’ Counsel to Disclose Fee Arrangements “Will Not Be Taken Lightly” In In re Dordevic, 1 counsel for the debtor disclosed that the debtor paid counse…
Florida’s Homestead Exemption: Ensuring an Equal Application of the Law By James M. Truett Across the U.S., various states lack uniformity in their bankruptcy homestead-exemption laws pertaining to when debtors qualify for the homestead exe…