February 2014

By John Gustafson, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division Click here for part II,  click...

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee In re Knorr, 2013 WL 5550209...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Separate classification of student loan debt did not unfairly discriminate. Debtors’ plan proposed...

Morris Stern, New Jersey Bankruptcy Judge, Dies at 72

New Fed Report Shows Americans Taking on Debt at Scary High Rates – Time Business & Money Article New York...

By Professor Nancy Rapoport Dear Readers: Let’s talk a little bit about persuasive arguments. I’m teaching Professional Responsibility here at...

Burton R. Lifland, Judge in Madoff Bankruptcy Case, Dies at 84 Donald E. Calhoun Jr. | 1926-2014: ‘Gentleman Judge’ Oversaw...

By M. Jonathan Hayes, Certified Bankruptcy Specialist (Northridge, CA) I attended oral argument a few weeks ago at the Supreme...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Chapter 7 trustee’s authority to sell residence. A debtor’s residence, in which there...

(Links below are not password protected.) Copeland, et al v. Fink Opinion Summary Copeland v. Fink (In re Copeland)