Consumer Bankruptcy

Faculty Biographies (Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference 2016)

Consumer Workshop IV: The Intersection Between Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection Laws

Consumer Workshop III: Nothing in This Life Is Certain Except Death, Taxes and Student Loan Debt

Consumer Workshop II: The Supreme Court and Consumer Bankruptcy: Unbundling Services and Fee Issues

Consumer Workshop I: Chapter 13 Hot Topics

Bankruptcy Medley: Recent News and Cases of Interest

Homestead Owned by a Trust Can Be an Exempt Homestead in Illinois

Trust must be carefully drafted in Illinois to retain the entireties exemption.

Trust Property Sometimes Can Be Property of an Individual's Bankrupt Estate

Foreclosing property not in the debtor's name sometimes can violate the automatic stay.

Securities Fraud Judgment Is Automatically Nondischargeable, Circuit Says

Tenth Circuit slams securities fraudsters already nailed with default judgments.

How the Bankruptcy Code Determines the Winner of a Bar Fight

Getting punched out in a bar fight might not result in a nondischargeable debt.