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2016

Ethics Roundtable: Current Issues in Bankruptcy Practice

Bankruptcy Code
101
327
329
330
504
1102
1107
1108
Topics
Ethics
Practice and Procedure

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Subchapter V Task Force Report and Recommendations

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1184
1185
1188
1189
1190
1191
1192
1193
101
327
330
331
347
350
363
364
502
503
523
542
543
545
547
554
704
1101
1106
1111
1116
1125
1127
1129
1141
1126
548
549
Topics
Small Business

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District Court Disregards the Bankruptcy Court’s Authority over Post-Petition Fees

Seemingly in conflict with Section 329, a district court decided that a chapter 7 debtor’s attorneys could sue for post-petition fees, even though the firm never disclosed the fee arrangement as required by Section 329 and Rule 2016.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

Reforming Attorneys’ Fees in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: Lessons from Proposed Chapter 10 Bankruptcy

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Ethics Jeopardy

Bankruptcy Code
101
105
109
329
523
524
526
528
707
727
548
Topics
Ethics

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Congress Must Act to Permit Chapter 7 Debtors to Pay Counsel After Filing

Bifurcated fee arrangements are cumbersome, temporary fixes for a problem that the Supreme Court created in Lamie.

3rd Circuit
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Western District

Chapter 13 Under Attack

Bankruptcy Code
101
109
110
342
343
348
349
365
502
506
521
522
523
524
526
706
707
1112
1301
1302
1303
1304
1307
1321
1323
1324
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1322
362
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy

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“Hit Me with Your Best Shot”: Sanctionable Shenanigans by Debtor’s Counsel and Others

Bankruptcy Code
101
109
327
329
330
341
521
526
528
707
1107
Topics
Bankruptcy Litigation
Ethics
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees

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Fireside Chat with the Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
329
Topics
Court Administration
Consumer Bankruptcy

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The Sharing, Splitting, Unbundling, Factoring, Financing, Bifurcation and Disclosure of Debtors’ Attorneys’ Fees: Ethical Ramifications and What You Need to Know

Bankruptcy Code
101
105
329
330
341
503
504
524
526
527
528
707
362
Topics
Ethics
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy

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