Here’s A Way To Rescue Your Client’s Exemptions

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Do you know which ignored prefiling issue  triggers the most reopened bankruptcy cases?

I’ve got no data but my money’s on avoidable judicial liens.

We as bankruptcy attorneys have gotten so caught up in avoiding consensual mortgages where they are totally unsecured that we forget to look for the easy stuff.  Stuff that is available to our clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. [Continue reading...]

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Here Are 3 Ways To Cram Down A Car In Spite Of The Hanging Paragraph

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There are three labeled exits from the 910 freeway.  Find one and you save your client thousands of dollars.  Miss them all and you do your client a disservice. The infamous hanging paragraph … [Continue reading...]

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Top Ten Takeaways From NACBA Convention

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A week after the NACBA convention in San Antonio, I've almost caught up on practice paperwork, continuing education reporting, and sleep. Jay and I reported on the sessions we attended, and we (the … [Continue reading...]

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What I Learned In San Antonio, And What We Missed

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After a long weekend with 900 bankruptcy colleagues, I've been thoroughly reminded about all that remains to be learned about this marvelous profession.  What did I learn, and what was missing? I … [Continue reading...]

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NACBA San Antonio: Marketing A Bankruptcy Practice

Our presenter was Larry DePalma, an affable guy who identified himself as  a marketing expert. He mentioned a number of times that he works with a bankruptcy lawyer in Tennessee.  [I checked … [Continue reading...]

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Evidence Rules In Mortgage Litigation

Judge Pamela Pepper convened a "hearing" on related disputes involving a debtor's mortgage, the creditor's standing, and the payment history on the loan.  The various parties to the dispute sought to … [Continue reading...]

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Remember the Big Stuff: Protecting Retirement and Business Assets

Hon. Susan Kelley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Milwaukee, WI) Behrooz Vida, Esq. (Bedford, TX) Retirements asset issue. ERISA qualified plans excluded from bankruptcy estate. Nobody knew what was … [Continue reading...]

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