Consumer Bankruptcy

Sixth Circuit Opinion Shows the Importance of the Upcoming Obduskey Decision

If the Supreme Court decides that the FDCPA applies to nonjudicial foreclosure, a letter from a homeowner disputing the debt will automatically halt foreclosure activities.

Faculty Biographies (2019 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference)

The Searchers: Consumer Hot Topics and Case Law Update

The Perfect Storm: Working with Trustees and Navigating Complex Cases

My Cousin Vinny: Evidence and Trial Skills in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases, Including Challenges in Consumer Representation: Parts I and II

Judgment Day: Judges’ Roundtable

Gambling Markers: New Value or No Value?

June 2019

Supreme Court Tackles Nonjudicial Foreclosure and the FDCPA; Homeowners Might Win

If the FDCPA applies to judicial foreclosure, should it also apply to nonjudicial foreclosure? The Supreme Court will decide.

Supreme Court Decision on Arbitration Has Ominous Implications for Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy needs blanket judicial immunity from the Federal Arbitration Act after the Supreme Court’s Schein decision.