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Protections for Consumers and Consumer Lawyers: The ESCRA

March 2025

Bankruptcy Code
110
526
527
528
Topic Tags
Ethics
Legislation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: A Transformation of the Law

Jan 2023

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
109
11 U.S.C. § 365
11 U.S.C. § 548
341
526
527
528
CHAPTER 7 Liquidation
CHAPTER 13 - Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income
Topic Tags
Legislation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Ensuring “Access” and “Justice”: USTP’s Enforcement Guidelines for Bifurcated Fee Agreements

Sept 2022

Bankruptcy Code
329
526
527
528
Topic Tags
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy
How Much Investigation Does the “Duty to Investigate” Require?

April 2022

Bankruptcy Code
526
527
528
Rule 9011
Topic Tags
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Paper Chase: Court Approves Meticulously Disclosed Bifurcation of Chapter 7 Agreement

May 2020

Bankruptcy Code
329
526
528
1006
2016
Topic Tags
Ethics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Problematic Consumer Debtor Attorneys’ Fee Arrangements and the Illusion of “Access to Justice”

Oct 2018

Bankruptcy Code
327
329
330
526
527
528
Topic Tags
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy
When (if Ever) Can an Attorney Advise a Client to Incur Debt?

Sept 2018

Bankruptcy Code
526
Topic Tags
Ethics
Consumer Bankruptcy
How Much Diligence Is Due Defining an Attorneys Duty to Perform a Pre-Petition Inquiry

Nov 2013

Bankruptcy Code
526
707
Topic Tags
Ethics
Fraud
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Ethical Issues for Frequent Filers and a Guide to Best Practices

Nov 2010

Bankruptcy Code
526
707
Topic Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Ethics
Practice and Procedure
USTPs Civil Enforcement Activity Targets Mortgage Fraud and Mortgage Rescue Schemes

Mar 2010

Bankruptcy Code
110
329
341
526
527
528
727
Topic Tags
Fraud
Practice and Procedure
Mortgage