Monthly Archives: May 2010

What happened to encouraging Chapter 13

Used to be, bankruptcy law was organized to encourage debtors to file Chapter 13 and repay some part of their debts.? Some part of that encouragement came in the form of the Super Discharge:? the ability to discharge debts incurred by bad acts; unfiled tax debt from long past tax years; and unfiled claims in…

New class on bankruptcy practice skills

Next class in my irregular series on bankruptcy practice skills for rookie bankruptcy lawyers was announced today:  Creditor Claims & Contested Matters. Two hours on proof of claim basics;  reviewing and objecting to claims; and handling a contested matter in bankruptcy court. June 17    5-7 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.  The usual…