By Vijay Malik, on January 22nd, 2012
By Vijay Malik, 2012 J.D. Candidate
The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in River Rd. Hotel Partners, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank, 651 F.3d 642 (7th Cir. 2011). In that case, the debtor, RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, owned a hotel, and in a desire to expand, took out a construction loan to fund the expansion. The debtor ultimately . . . → Read More: Supreme Court Grants Cert in RadLAX
By Michaela White, on January 22nd, 2012
By Professor Michaela White, Editor and Advisor of the NACTT Academy
I grew up in the era of individual academic achievement and happily settled on a career that allows me to work largely alone. A recent article in the Sunday New York Times, “The Rise of the New Groupthink,” by Susan Cain, articulates the . . . → Read More: Running with Scissors and Playing Well with Others
By CONSIDER CHAPTER 13, on January 14th, 2012
By Thomas M. White, Law Offices of White & Jorgensen in Omaha, NE
New Orleans offers a visit to a foreign land that speaks English (of a sort) and does not require a passport. This is a city and state so distinct in history and culture that it alone has not adopted the UCC. . . . → Read More: New Orleans, Louisiana a/k/a NOLA
By CONSIDER CHAPTER 13, on December 4th, 2011
Four Articles on Military Mortgage Matters
NY Probes Foreclosures On Military: Source
Additional Articles Regarding Review of Military Foreclosures
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-30/new-york-attorney-general-said-to-probe-foreclosures-on-military-members.html
By Vijay Malik, on September 11th, 2011
Introduction by Vijay Malik, Law Student Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Bloomberg columnist Bill Rochelle regularly reports on influential bankruptcy court opinions. While available through a paid Bloomberg subscription, Rochelle’s columns are also often available online. In a recent column, Rochelle addresses several interesting cases, including Reed v. City of Arlington, where a debtor filed . . . → Read More: Bloomberg’s Bill Rochelle Visits the Bayou
By Vijay Malik, on September 10th, 2011
Introduction By Vijay Malik, Law Student at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Richard Cordray’s confirmation as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is anything but certain. Forty-four Republican senators are committed to blocking Cordray’s appointment unless the newly created federal agency is restructured. As the former attorney general of Ohio, Cordray attracted national attention . . . → Read More: Will CFPB Nominee Richard Cordray Pass the Senate’s Mean Test?
By CONSIDER CHAPTER 13, on July 24th, 2011
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 46th NACTT CONFERENCE
By Michael B. Joseph, NACTT President, Robert G. Drummond, NACTT Vice President and Michaela White,
Editor and Advisor of the NACTT Academy
The National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, together with the NACTT Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy Education, congratulates you on . . . → Read More: SURF’S UP IN ANAHEIM!
By CONSIDER CHAPTER 13, on July 24th, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder recently appointed Richard Wieland, the former U.S. Trustee for Region 20 (Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico) to serve as US Trustee for Region 19 (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming). Mr. Wieland will serve for an interim period, which began on July 15th.
Mr. Wieland, who served as a trial attorney in . . . → Read More: Richard Wieland becomes US Trustee for Region 19
By CONSIDER CHAPTER 13, on July 17th, 2011
The Organized Lawyer (Carolina Academic Press, 2009)
By Kelly Lynn Anders
Working in the field of law requires the management of an enormous amount of information, a skill seldom addressed in law school. We’re tuned in, online, hooked up, and essentially accessible 24 hours a day— and challenges with information overload only promise to . . . → Read More: The Organized Lawyer
By Vijay Malik, on July 10th, 2011
A Review of Michael Lewis’ New York Times Bestseller, The Big Short
By Vijay Malik
Very few had ever heard of Michael Burry ten years ago. Now, not only has he been featured in acclaimed author Michael Lewis’ #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Big Short, but also on 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair, . . . → Read More: A Riddle Wrapped In A Mystery Inside An Enigma: The Collapse of the Subprime Mortgage Market
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