Online Law Firms: A Retrospective on Potential Pitfalls By Sabrina L. McKinney 1 The internet pervades all aspects of our society. Some jobs that previously required daily attendance are now commonly worked from the comfort of one’s home. T…
President’s Column The Winter Leadership Conference (WLC) is here! I look forward to seeing everyone this month at the beautiful Phoenician Scottsdale resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. As a lifelong East Coaster (born in Philadelphia, raised in S…
Benchnotes By Christina Sanfelippo, Aaron M. Kaufman and Bradley D. Pack 1 Delaware Bankruptcy Court Authorizes “Opt-Out” Nondebtor Third-Party Releases Hon. Craig Goldblatt of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently…
Lawyer Math, Jointly Owned Property and Judicial Liens, Oh My! Section 522(f) and Co-Owned Property By Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn 1 and Evanthea Hammer Exemptions are one of the key elements to an individual debtor’s fresh start provided by the…
Legislative Highlights House Democrats Reintroduce “Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2024” As the Department of Education’s student loan repayment “on ramp” expired on Sept. 30, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadl…
Has Congress Opted Out of the Bankruptcy Clause? By Zachary A. Phillips More than two years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court used the Bankruptcy Clause in Siegel v. Fitzgerald to rule that the differing fee systems for chapter 11 ca…
Disclosures: Helping a Client (and Yourself) Stay Out of Hot Water By Andrew S. Erickson It is common for a chapter 7 panel trustee to review hundreds of pages of financial records along with the petition and schedules for any given consume…
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Bankruptcy By W. Marc Schwartz, Christopher S. Roberts and Kyung S. Lee When “cryptocurrency” and “bankruptcy” are used in the same sentence, one immediately associates the terms with headlines of potential bi…
President’s Column It is amazing how fast this year is flying by! I am well into the second half of my term as ABI President. Not that the Annual Spring Meeting next April is the end; I still have the pleasure of serving as Immediate Past P…