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Post date: Sunday, August 08, 2010
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David P. Leibowitz

Nadejda Reilly never thought her kitchen equipment would become part of a federal case that eventually made its way to the Supreme Court.

Post date: Sunday, April 04, 2010

I have trained more than 350 attorneys at my bankruptcy boot camps, and to my surprise less than 10 percent know what I mean when I refer to a “QWR.” This is shock

Post date: Sunday, April 04, 2010

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement (PSA) is the document that actually creates a residential mortgage-backed securitized trust and establishes the obligations and

Post date: Sunday, April 04, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled 9-0 in United Student Aid Funds Inc. v. Espinosa, 559 U.S.

Post date: Friday, January 01, 2010

Due to the recent downturn in the real estate market, chapter 13 debtors are fabricating new tools to surrender their real estate.

Post date: Friday, January 01, 2010

 

Post date: Saturday, October 10, 2009

Section 704(a) of the Bankruptcy Code enumerates the essential duties of a bankruptcy trustee in a chapter 7 case, requiring that the trustee “collect and reduce to money the property of the estate for which such trustee serves.” The courts have occasionally been asked to interpret whether this provision gives a g

Post date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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William Andrew McNeal

The U.S.

Post date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009

In In re Lane,( George Lane, et. Al v. Western Interstate Bancorp), 280 F.3d 663 (6th Cir.

Post date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009

 

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) added a new provision regarding personal property leases, §365(p), which provides:

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Ms. Heather Giannino
Co-Chair
Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC
Decatur, IL
(217) 422-1719

Mrs. Hannah White Hutman
Co-Chair
Hoover Penrod PLC
Harrisonburg, VA
(540) 433-2444

Mr. Michael A. Miller
Communications Manager
The Semrad Law Firm, LLC
St. Charles, IL
(312) 256-8728

Ms. Karlene A. Archer
Education Director
Skylight Lending
Manlius, TN
(617) 314-3394

Mrs. Kara K. Gendron
Membership Relations Director
Mott & Gendron Law
Harrisburg, PA
(717) 232-6650

Mr. Patrick Hruby
Newsletter Editor
Brock & Scott, PLLC
Tampa, FL
(813) 342-2200

Mr. Jeffrey S. Fraser
Special Projects Leader
Albertelli Law
Lake Worth, FL
(954) 647-0691

Mr. Ari David Kunofsky
Special Projects Leader
Alexandria, VA
(202) 353-5264

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