Unjust Enrichment:  Where Are We Headed?

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a public reprimand to a debtor’s attorney after concluding that his representation failed to meet the minimum competency standards required in Chapter 13 practice.

Sadie Mehr, summer intern for the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of South Carolina, extrapolated the U.S. Census data and organized it into a spreadsheet.

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: Johnson v. Homestate Bank; Harrington v. Purdue Pharma; Bartenwerfer v. Buckley; Fulton

This week Trustee Bronitsky brings subscribers an excellent checklist on conducting 341’s – yes, we know, unless you are new to consumer bankruptcy practice you’ve been doing them for years but chances are you too need this reminder!!

Recent case authority has not been favorable for consumer debtor attorneys seeking approval of bifurcated fees in Chapter 7 cases.