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

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The final in our series of key decisions every bankruptcy practitioner should recognize—both by name and by the issues they resolve. This week’s ‘memory work’ is: Baker Botts v. ASARCO; Northern Pipeline v. Marathon Pipe Line; Exec. Benefits Ins. v. Arkison; and Wellness v. Sharif

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The Honorable John P. Gustafson

United States Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Ohio

John P. Gustafson was appointed United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Ohio in April 2014. In his former life, he was a bankruptcy law clerk, an associate and partner in a law firm representing both debtors and creditors, a solo bankruptcy practitioner representing debtors, banks and trustees, the staff attorney to a Chapter 13 trustee, and from October 2007 to April 2014 he was the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division. Judge Gustafson regularly writes and speaks on a variety of bankruptcy issues.

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