Consumer Bankruptcy

Appeals 101: Practical Tips and Considerations in Bankruptcy Appeals

Plenary Session: The Alphabet Soup of Consumer Statutes

Frank W. Koger Lecture and Luncheon: Dealing with Student Loans in Bankruptcy: Direct Assault on Brunner or Ways Around It?

First Circuit Narrowly Defines Fiduciaries Who Are Prohibited Buyers of Estate Assets

First Circuit narrowly applies equitable mootness in a receivership sale.

Amended Federal Rules Effective Dec. 1, 2017

Dec 2017

Domestic-Support Exceptions to the Automatic Stay Are Not as Clear-Cut as They Appear in Chapter 13 Cases

Dec 2017

Ninth Circuit Creates Split on Appellate Standard for ‘Consumer Debt’ Determination

Dissenter contends that the majority misread the circuit’s own precedent.

Are Student Loans No Longer the “Third Rail” of Bankruptcy?

Jan 2018