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Use your authentic voice to humanize yourself and the law

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Leave a Comment Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

The legal chatter is full of the promise of Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize the practice of law. It can write your letters, your briefs and your website, they say. But there’s a catch here (other than the fact that AI sometimes makes stuff up, including case law, out of whole cloth.): ChatGPT and its ilk […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

My Client Communication Strategy: Flood the Zone

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

flood of client communcation

Poor client communication is the source of both client anguish and discontent with the legal profession. Case in point: failure to return calls is the most frequent complaint to the state bar where I practice. As bankruptcy lawyers, we’re dealing with people under stress: they are seldom at their best and their capacity to absorb […]

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Still Crazy After All These Years

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

chapter 13 puzzles

More than four decades after the Bankruptcy Code was enacted, we are still tripping over the lingering conundrums of Chapter 13. Four decades, and appeals courts haven’t brought clarity and predictability to what should be a simple, well understood process for individuals to reorganize their financial lives. I speak of course about the mysteries of […]

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How to Wring Out Every Last Means Test Deduction

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

means test deductions

Every extra dollar deduction you can wring out on bankruptcy’s means test is important. A dollar doesn’t sound like a lot, but an extra dollar less in DMI saves a Chapter 13 debtor $60 over the life of a 60 month plan. Every $100 saves $6000. You get the picture. Besides lowering the cost of […]

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Navigate The Marital Debt Thicket In Bankruptcy

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Family Law in Bankruptcy

Breaking Up and Bankruptcy

Love and Marriage. Fries and Catsup. Chips and Dip. Like these famous pairings, divorce and bankruptcy are frequent companions. When a couple goes their separate ways, often the most substantial marital accumulation is debt. The questions we get as bankruptcy practitioners usually revolve around whether to file a bankruptcy case before or after the divorce.  […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Family Law in Bankruptcy

Sneak Attack On Consumer Rights

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

attack on consumers

Tax code changes effective in 2018 inflicted a crippling blow to consumers who must sue to enforce their rights.  And few have yet noticed. The tax deduction for miscellaneous itemized deductions under IRC Section 212 is gone. So now, consumers who prevail under statutes that award attorneys fees to the successful plaintiff are denied a […]

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Chapter 13 NoLook Fees: Fair vs. Affordable

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

I’ve long campaigned for compensation of bankruptcy practitioners that recognizes the practitioner’s skill set and the complexities of this practice. Without real-world compensation, bankruptcy can’t compete for legal talent. Alongside that campaign, I’ve expressed my concern about what Bill Rochelle calls the overlegalization of consumer bankruptcy. I see that in the increasing, and needless in […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

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