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Sep 24, 2025
A client calls his lawyer after receiving his chapter 7 discharge. He’s pleased; after all, a discharge is “the holy grail” of chapter 7.
Sep 24, 2025
Section 522(f)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code allows debtors to avoid certain liens, including judicial liens, that impair debtors’ exemptions.
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Aug 7, 2025
Retailers everywhere appear to be filing chapter 22 — even chapter 33 — bankruptcies. This results in multiple litigation questions, the most recent of which pertain to Rite Aid.
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PH
Patrick Hruby
Brock & Scott, PLLC
Tampa
,
FL
Co-Chair
JF
Jeffrey S. Fraser
Albertelli Law
Lake Worth
,
FL
Co-Chair
RD
Robin Davis
American Bankruptcy Institute
Alexandria
,
VA
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PH
Patrick Hruby
Brock & Scott, PLLC
Tampa
,
FL
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RG
Rachel A. Greenleaf
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Richmond
,
VA
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KE
Keith Lee Rucinski Esq.
Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee
Akron
,
OH
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DS
Daryl J. Smith
Chapter 13 Trustee Office
Bradenton
,
FL
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AK
Ari David Kunofsky
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
Washington
,
DC
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