Are Monthly Newsletters to Clients Beneficial? Heck Yeah!

By Mary Beth Ausbrooks, Rothschild & Ausbrooks PLLC (Nashville, TN)

With the prolonged decline in case filings, I found that sending a mass emailed newsletter has been very beneficial. In order to send a mass email to a group of people, it was necessary to find software that would send the emails out in such a fashion that the email would not be flagged as spam. Through a recommendation from Hank Hildebrand, I bought a very inexpensive software program called Sperry. With this software, I simply create an . . .

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Here’s What Taxpayers Should Consider When Determining If They Need to File

February 3, 2019

As people prepare to file their taxes, there are things to consider. They will want to determine if they need to file and the best way to do so. For tax year 2018, all individual taxpayers will file using the new Form 1040. Forms 1040A and 1040EZ are no longer available. Taxpayers who previously filed these forms will now file...

The Guaranty That Got Away from the SBA

Henry E. Hildebrand, III

September 21, 2025

A substantial SBA guaranty is contingent and not counted toward the debt limits when the principal obligor of the SBA loan is current on payments. AND upon discharge the guaranty goes away – neat trick.

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Possible Sixth Circuit Shift???

Henry E. Hildebrand, III

July 13, 2025

Carefully following In re Nolan and In re Adkins, a debtor may modify a confirmed Chapter 13 plan to surrender a car so long as the full secured claim is paid although with a modified interest and paid without a regular monthly payment.

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Negotiating Plan Confirmation with Secured Creditors – Issues Involving Balloon Payments and Other Mortgage Loans Subject to Modification Under § 1322(c) – Part 2 of 3

November 15, 2020

By David Cox,1 Cox Law Group, PLLC (Lynchburg, VA) Click here for Part 1 II. Dealing With Balloon, Short Term and Related Mortgage Secured Claims Under §§ 1322(c)(2) And 1325(a)(5). § 1322(c)(2) provides that: “Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2) and applicable nonbankruptcy law . . . It looks like you are not signed in or registered! This content is only available to...

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From Jen Lee

Jen Lee

May 25, 2025

Didn’t have time to digest Jen Lee’s series of five articles which began in January?? Use this week to catch up – it’s good stuff!

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SCOTUS Cases Every Bankruptcy Lawyer Should Know – Part 3 of 8

The Honorable John P. Gustafson

November 16, 2025

In the continually evolving field of consumer bankruptcy law, a series of Supreme Court decisions shape how cases are administered nationwide. Over the coming weeks, we will highlight key decisions that every bankruptcy practitioner should recognize—both by name and by the issues they resolve. This week’s ‘memory work’ is: Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust; US v. Whiting Pools; BFP v. Resolution Trust; and Nobleman

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Six Things Taxpayers Should Know About the Sharing Economy and Their Taxes

May 5, 2019

From renting spare rooms and vacation homes to car rides or using a bike…name a service and it’s probably available through the sharing economy. Taxpayers who participate in the sharing economy can find helpful resources in the IRS Sharing Economy Tax Center on IRS.gov. It helps taxpayers understand how this activity affects their taxes. It also gives these taxpayers information...

Meet a Brand-New Trustee

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October 19, 2025

Karie L. Fahrenholz was appointed as the newest Chapter 13 Standing Trustee on October 1, 2025. While no one will ever replace retiring S.J. Beaulieu, Karie is his successor and intends to give it her best shot.

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From the Editor – Plan Modification

June 7, 2020

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) HAVEN Act applied to modification when plan was confirmed prior to Act becoming law. The debtor proposed a plan modification deleting from disposable income $1,789 monthly VA disability benefits. First concluding that the HAVEN Act was applicable law at time of this decision, nothing in the Act, its legislative history or the Official...

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Is 1328(i) Ultimately Terrible for Debtors?

February 7, 2021

By Ken Siomos, Staff Attorney for Marsha L. Combs-Skinner (Newman, IL) The December 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, more commonly known as the second covid-19 stimulus bill, contains a few bankruptcy related provisions, but none stood out more with respect to Chapter 13 than the newly created § 1328(i). This provision provides that a court may grant a full 1328(a)...

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