This panel discusses new movements in foreclosure practices and procedures post-COVID-19, much ado about In re Kinney, dealing with mortgage payment issues at the end of a chapter 13 plan, Rule 3002.1 concerns and remedies, whether to forbear or not to forbear, and implications of COVID-19 forbearance relief options and bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy Judges Elizabeth Brown and Michael Romero discuss the year’s widest splits and most controversial opinions with ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle.
Important recent decisions are changing the landscape of consumer bankruptcy practice. This panel discusses chapter 13 final payment issues (10th Circuit’s In re Kinney decision), treatment of post-petition assets, student loan discharge, and other local, circuit and Supreme Court opinions that are sure to impact your consumer practice.
Bankruptcy filings fell dramatically during this latest recession and pandemic. The practice of law, especially insolvency law, was (temporarily?) upended. This panel explores how the past might inform future filings.
This panel of national consumer experts provides you with the necessary tips for achieving great results in your consumer cases.
A bifurcated fee arrangement involves splitting the consumer chapter 7 engagement into pre-petition and post-petition fee arrangements that require little or no money down for the work required to finish the case. In several jurisdictions across the nation, however, bifurcated fee arrangements in chapter 7 cases are being challenged. This panel reviews the complex issues related to these fee arrangements.
Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle hosts a panel of bankruptcy judges to discuss circuit splits on important bankruptcy issues. Back again from the Annual Spring Meeting, this attendee-favorite panel is presented in a fun game show format, where judges vote to resolve the issues before they reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hosted by the Bankruptcy Litigation and Consumer Bankruptcy CommitteesThis panel discusses the current state of the law and open issues regarding the automatic stay, discharge injunction and sanctions in light of the Supreme Court’s rulings in Fulton v. City of Chicago and Taggart v. Lorenzen.
Ever get stuck with one of “those” clients? (We’ve all been there.) What do you do when you uncover serious problems with a debtor? Learn the right — and wrong — ways to extract yourself from a problem case. This panel discusses limited-scope representation and the ability of the attorney to withdraw before, during and after the bankruptcy case.
Sometimes a bankruptcy case isn’t over when it’s over, especially when certain issues arise (like the debtor suddenly “discovering” a bank account he or she forgot to “mention,” violations of the automatic stay, adversary actions, motions for relief from stay, turnover, avoiding liens, and much more). Learn how to navigate some of the most common post-filing issues in consumer practice.
Ranking on Google is perhaps the most important thing you can do to market your law firm. In this presentation, we dig into how PPC (Google paid ads) complement your SEO (search engine optimization), social media and email marketing; how connecting your paid ads to your Google My Business (GMB) listing helps get your practice in front of more prospective clients; how search terms in paid ads are an invaluable source of information on consumer behavior and intent; and how geo-scheduling ads down to the zip code and overlaying such demographics as age, income and audience can help make sure your ads reach the right people. This session also explains the intricacies of Google Ads rebranding from AdWords, including YouTube and more than 2 million websites in the Google Display Network.
Getting paid in a world populated by bankrupt debtors is a tricky dance, but there are ways to make it happen. What you learn in this session is sure to be music (and money) to your ears! This panel addresses chapter 7 fee bifurcation, effective chapter 13 fee applications and step-up plans, as well as practice-management profitability strategies, budgeting, billing and retirement.