A Practical Approach to Using Bankruptcy Rules Effectively

Caleb Chaplain serves as the career law clerk to the Honorable Rebecca B. Connelly of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia and is an adjunct professor of bankruptcy law at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Prior to career clerking, Caleb was a term law clerk for both Judge Connelly and the Honorable Paul M. Black, Chief Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia. Caleb acts as a coordinating editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, in which he has authored articles. He was selected by the American Bankruptcy Institute as a member of the 2022 class of “40 Under 40” honorees. Caleb volunteers as a member and current president of the Board of Directors of Second Home Learning Center, a non-profit which provides out of school care, education, and development opportunities for children in low-income households in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Caleb received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.