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Why Courtroom Rules Work In Your Conference Room

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: lawyer skills

“Objection: calls for a legal conclusion.” That’s a perfectly good courtroom objection to a question asked of a witness at trial.  The rules of evidence make the court, not the witness, the sole arbiter of the law. What does that have to do with filing bankruptcy schedules, you ask. I suggest you import this courtroom […]

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Think Beyond The Means Test

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Before filing, lawyer skills

It started as a means test question:  could emergency medical expenses be deemed non consumer debt.  It ended up as a step back to get the bigger picture. Well seasoned bankruptcy counsel brought the fact pattern to a list serve of colleagues.  The prospective debtors’  income in a small consulting corporation is declining,  his health […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Before filing, lawyer skills

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