Debtors’ Attorneys’ Duty of Reasonable Inquiry and The Necessity of Pre-Filing Document Review: A Trustee’ Perspective – Part 3

In order to discharge a government guaranteed student loan, the Brunner test requires satisfaction of all three principal tests. Failure to meet any of the tests results in no discharge.

The Ninth Circuit BAP held that the chapter 13 debtors converted their case to Chapter 7 in good faith and therefore a post-petition inheritance was not property of the chapter 7 estate.

Jen Lee is spot-on highlighting poor client communication as the source of both individual client anguish and with discontent with the legal profession as a whole. Failure to return calls is the most frequent complaint to the state bar where I practice. See also: -Stop the Chaos and Fix Client Communication with Smart Tech -Spitballing Chapter 13’s Image Makeover -Ditch the Bankruptcy Jargon—Marketing Chapter 13 as the Ultimate Solution (Note that there are a few comments on this article.) Thoughts on a Chapter 13 image makeover? Let us hear from you.

“We remember and honor Theodor Albert not only for what he did, but for how he did it --with humor, humility, and heart.”

From the archives is a expansive piece on 3002.1.