Consumer Bankruptcy

James P. Smith Jane Harris Downey Jeffery W. Cavender Maria C. Joyner Jul 13, 2016

How to Fit a Round Peg into a Triangular Hole: Too Much Debt for a 13, Too Much Income for a 7, and/or Too Many Assets for an 11

Event 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
Consumer Bankruptcy
John E. Waites Sherry F. Chancellor Rafael Pardo Lisa M. Schiller Jul 13, 2016

Case Updates: Business and Consumer Law Developments

Event 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
Consumer BankruptcyBusiness Reorganization
Robert C. Furr Thomas W. Joyce Rafael Pardo Jul 13, 2016

Student Loans: 40 Million Borrowers — Average Debt $29,000 — Total Debt $1.2 Trillion

Event 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
Consumer BankruptcyConsumer Debt
Charles N. Kelley Chrisandrea L. Turner Jennifer A. Henderson Ryan J. Williams Jul 13, 2016

Money-Back Guarantee?

Event 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
Plan ConfirmationConsumer Bankruptcy
8th Circuit Jul 11, 2016

Circuits Starkly Split on Filing Time-Barred Claims as Violations of the FDCPA

Eighth Circuit says bankruptcy adequately protects debtors from assertion of stale claims.
Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Court Administration Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt
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7th Circuit Jul 8, 2016

Creditors Lack Standing to Appeal in ‘No Asset’ Cases

Sometimes only priority creditors will have standing to appeal, Seventh Circuit says.
Administrative Expense Claims Asset Sales Practice and Procedure Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization
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9th Circuit Jun 9, 2016

Chapter 7 Debtors’ Access to Counsel Threatened by B.A.P. Opinion

Ninth Circuit B.A.P. highlights discrimination against chapter 7 debtors.
Ethics Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy
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Jul 8, 2016

Faculty Biographies (Northeast Consumer Forum 2016)

Event 11th Annual Northeast Consumer Forum
Consumer Bankruptcy
Janet J. Goldman Joseph H. Baldiga J. Michael Deasy Edmond J. Ford Jul 8, 2016

Keeping that Simple No-Asset Case a No-Asset Case: Recent Areas of Chapter 7 Trustee Activity

Event 11th Annual Northeast Consumer Forum
Asset SalesConsumer Bankruptcy
Tanya Sambatakos Peter G. Cary Jonathan R. Goldsmith William K. Harrington Jul 8, 2016

The Ethics Trifecta: How to Avoid Sanctionable Lawyer Behavior, Crossing the Line in Pre-Petition Planning, and Dangerous Conflicts of Interest

Event 11th Annual Northeast Consumer Forum
EthicsConsumer Bankruptcy
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