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By Craig Shopneck, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of Ohio Retired

It was many months ago when Mike Joseph asked, if, as a retired trustee, would I be interested in writing an article for the NACTT Academy. This may seem like a rather straightforward task but before putting pen to paper I needed time to reflect not only on the past two years but also the several years prior to retirement. All in all, retirement has been a tremendous journey. My wife Bonnie and I live in New Zealand part of the year, explore the . . .

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Is a CARES Act Stimulus Payment Exempt?

April 26, 2020

By Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Brown & Ahern (Nashville, TN) Introduction Since April 1, 2020, many unemployed people in the United States have begun to receive "a recovery benefit" in the amount of $1,200.1 These payments, under the CARES Act2 stimulus program, were intended to provide some relief to suffering Americans. However, the most financially distressed Americans, perhaps with existing,...

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Rule 3004 Can Help Debtor’s Attorney Save the Day (and the House)

Keith Rucinski, Molly Simons

June 22, 2025

“The non filing of claims is a real situation which happens all the time and it serves no one, least of all the debtor.”

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Will Artificial Intelligence Run Wild on the Legal Profession?

William F. Jaworski, Jr.

March 9, 2025

This is a must read for everyone. Trustee Jaworski provides readers an excellent handbook on AI as we know it now - what it is; how it is being used in the law; ethical considerations; and even court decisions.

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From the Editor

September 20, 2020

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Three-month delay in completing bare-bones petition. When the Chapter 13 debtor filed a skeletal petition, her motion for more time to complete schedules, statement and plan was denied, with no cause found for extending time after three-month delay, and show cause hearing was set to determine if case should be dismissed with 180-day...

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Judicial Year in Review 2021: Part 4 Selected Cases under Parts VIII and IX of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Lawrence R. Ahern, III

December 19, 2021

Introduction Following Part 1's review of the December 1, 2021 changes in the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Part 2 and

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Post-Petition Causes of Action, Inheritances and Windfalls Are Property of the Estate and Must Be Reported to the Trustee – Part 5 of 5

August 11, 2019

By John P. Gustafson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division Click here for Part 1 Click here for Part 2

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Payment Reminders Drive Success

Tara Casey

March 22, 2026

By Tara Casey, Attorney Success Team TFS Bill Pay Anyone can miss a payment – forgetting is part of being human. It can happen because of stress, lack of sleep, too much multitasking or just a simple lapse in attention. Many companies send out payment reminders, but often those come after the due date when it’s too late to fix...

A Lasting Impact: My Participation in the Tom Vaughn Memorial Internship Program

Queneshia Fleming

October 29, 2023

I am delighted to be in the inaugural class of the Tom Vaughn Memorial Internship Program for Sylvia Ford Brown, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Western District of Tennessee in Memphis. I truly feel that this internship has been invaluable to the furtherance of my career and the expansion of my knowledge of bankruptcy. I. A Little About Me...

Fraud Imputed to Partner – Bartenwerfer v. Buckley

The Honorable William Houston Brown

February 26, 2023

On February 22, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. _____, 2023 WL 2023 WL 2144417 (Feb. 22, 2023), affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision and resolving “confusion in the lower courts on the meaning of § 523(a)(2)(A).”1 Two Justices joined the opinion with the understanding that the Court was only addressing fraud in the context...

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Bozeman Revisited: The Anti-Modification Clause Chisels Away at Espinosa

Herbert L. Beskin

July 16, 2023

Remember Mort. Corp. of the South v. Bozeman (In re Bozeman), 57 F. 4th 895 (11th Cir. 2023)? That was the recent 11th Circuit case previously reviewed by Lawrence Ahern on this site. It was the Chapter 13 version of The Perfect Storm. The Debtor proposed to pay the principal balance of her mortgage ($17 . . . It looks...

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