A recent Fifth Circuit ruling provides significant protection of a debtor’s inherent rights under the Bankruptcy Code. In Brown v.
As overall consumer debt has increased over the years, student loan debt has correspondingly increased to astronomical levels.
Happy Birthday to the “means test,” enacted in 2005 and the centerpiece of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA).[1] In chapter 7 cases, the means test stands for the general proposition that consumers
The automatic stay is one of the most extraordinary features of the Bankruptcy Code,[1] and the scope of the prohibition against the initiation or continuation “of a judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against the debtor” is extremely
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Richard Cole ([email protected]) and Jon Lieberman ([email protected]), co-chairs of the ABI Consumer Committee, would like to thank all of the committee members and leaders who have made
Let’s face it: Effective consumer bankruptcy lawyers eschew litigation. Bankruptcy procedures promote compromise, and bankruptcy judges favor settlement.