ABI Blog Exchange

The Earned Income Tax Credit

Link It seems like tax season is always here, we are receiving tax forms, preparing to file, rushing to the post office on Tax Day, trying to pay our income taxes or waiting for our tax returns. During this months-long cycle we might not realize

Texas Bankruptcy Courts Split Over Application of Schwab v. Reilly

The Supreme Court's decision in Schwab v. Reilly, 130 S.Ct. 2652 (2010) last term provoked a lot of concern about the finality of exemptions. Under Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz, 503 U.S. 638 (1992) [ an enhanced version of this opinion is available to

US Supreme Court Bankruptcy Watch: Readying for Stern v. Marshall -- A Bombshell or a Dud?

Three or four more opinion days before the United States Supreme Court's term closes. Sixteen opinions have yet to be delivered. But if a lifelong, diehard, Bronx-born Yankee fan, Justice Sotomayor (who some say saved baseball), is willing to sport a

CMBS 2.0 Taking Shape: SCI Interviews a Broad Group of Industry Players

My " CMBS 2.0 Taking Shape" series focuses (of course) on my perspective: a lawyer closing CMBS loans, and also consulting with other lawyers and paralegals on CMBS loans where I am not the primary closing attorney. Last week, Anna Carlisle with

34 Individuals File Pro Se Involuntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition Against Bank of America, N.A.; Bank of America Quickly Responds & Asks for Immediate Dismissal

US Supreme Court Bankruptcy Watch: Readying for Stern v. Marshall -- A Bombshell or a Dud?

6/24/11 Update: Here's my blog post providing an early analysis of the Court's decision, entitled US Supreme Court's Bombshell Opinion in Stern v. Marshall Draws the Line Against Incremental Erosion of Article III Judicial Power. * * * * 6/23/11

Required § 342(b) & § 527(a) Notice from Colorado Bankruptcy Lawyers

NOTICE TO INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER DEBTORS UNDER §§ 342(b) & 527(a) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE In accordance with section 342(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, this notice: (1) briefly describes the services available from credit counseling services in Colorado; (2)

Bankruptcy Tweets for June 2011 - Part III

Below are my twitter posts since my last post of June 18 of 52 recent bankruptcy cases and commentary and 10 retweets, news items, and entertaining videos that might be of interest to you. RSS Feeds are also available. The chart is from the June 18

Texas Bankruptcy Courts Split Over Application of Schwab v. Reilly

The Supreme Court's decision in Schwab v. Reilly, 130 S.Ct. 2652 (2010) last term provoked a lot of concern about the finality of exemptions. Under Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz, 503 U.S. 638 (1992), a trustee's failure to timely object to an exemption

Required § 527(b) Notice from Colorado Bankruptcy Lawyers

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES FROM AN ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER If you decide to file for bankruptcy relief, you can represent yourself, you can hire an Colorado attorney to represent you, or you can get