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On June 26, 2017, Bradford W. Caraway was appointed as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. He replaced D. Sims Crawford who had been appointed as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Trustee Caraway maintains his office in Birmingham.

At the time of his appointment as Standing Trustee, Caraway was not new to many of us. He had served for over ten years as Staff Attorney to Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Linda Gore in Gadsden, Alabama. Gore had this to say, “Brad is a wordsmith, southern . . .

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By Herbert L. Beskin, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Western District of Virginia (Charlottesville) If you’re looking for a well-written and clear appellate opinion about a much-litigated topic, with a bit of ancient mythology thrown in for good measure, this HUD’s for you. The case is Wood v. U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (In re Larry and...

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From the Editor – Debtor’s Attorney

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