Practice and Procedure

Stabbing Victim Gets No Sympathy for His Lawyer’s Mistake

Sympathy for a client won’t make up for counsel’s mistake.

Mandatory Abstention Applies to an Entire Adversary Proceeding, Not Individual Claims

Abstention can’t be used to peel off some claims from an adversary proceeding, the BAP says.

Conflict Issues and Getting Paid

Selecting and Advocating Expert Witnesses

Chapter 13 Hot Topics

Ninth Circuit Widens Split on Failure to Object and Standing to Appeal

Although there may be standing to appeal, failure to object can bar an appeal under doctrines of waiver or forfeiture.

Inside ABI June 2018

June 2018

SEC vs. Creditors: Why SEC Civil Enforcement Practice Demonstrates the Need for a Reprioritization of Securities Fraud Claims

June 2018