Consumer Bankruptcy

Hannah Hutman and Jeff Fraser, co-chairs of the ABI Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, thank all committee members for their participation this year.

The committee once again played a vital role in ABI’s Consumer Practice Extravaganza (CPEX), which held a successful Part 1 in November 2024 and is gearing up for a robust Part 2 in January 2025. They partnered with ABI’s professional staff, Advisory Board Co-Chairs Jeff Fraser (also co-chair of the Consumer Committee) and Summer Shaw, and the CPEX judicial board.

The Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee had another successful year in 2024. Our activities continued to keep our members and the insolvency community apprised of relevant recent developments and hot topics while also offering fun and beneficial social and networking opportunities.

If a creditor’s judicial lien is avoided, how can the creditor collect the underlying debt if it’s excepted from discharge?

In the Third Circuit, it’s possible to cure a payment default under a chapter 13 play beyond five years, district judge says in affirming the bankruptcy court.

A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).

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 South Jersey, and currently

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