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Lawyers are People Too: An Interview with Aki Koyama, Staff Attorney to Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Kathy Dockery

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on March 27th, 2022

(Used with permission,Volume 1, Issue 3:3 6 March, 2022 cdcbaa) By M. Jonathan Hayes, 9th Circuit BAP Law Clerk (Los Angeles, CA)

Jon: Hi Aki. I can’t believe after knowing you for 30 years now that I don’t know where you were born.

Aki: Ha! I was born in Tokyo, Japan although we moved . . . → Read More: Lawyers are People Too: An Interview with Aki Koyama, Staff Attorney to Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Kathy Dockery

Practice Tips from Hon. Meredith Jury (Ret.)

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on October 17th, 2021

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Remember, Landlords Are Sacred Cows in Bankruptcy

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on June 27th, 2021

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Small Business Chapter 11 Update, Where Are We Eight Months In?

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on November 22nd, 2020

By M. Jonathan Hayes

We are now eight months into the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, which took effect in February. The act attempted to establish a cheaper, quicker route for small businesses to reorganize under new Subchapter V of the bankruptcy code. Here are a few of my observations over the past . . . → Read More: Small Business Chapter 11 Update, Where Are We Eight Months In?

Congress, It's Time to Get Rid of That Stupid Means Test

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on May 31st, 2020

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US Bank NA v. The Village at Lakeridge, LLC (In re The Village at Lakeridge, LLC), 814 F. 3d, 993 (9th Cir. Feb, 2016)

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on July 23rd, 2017

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Top Ten Supreme Court Cases on Bankruptcy of All Time (And Four Honorable Mentions) Part IV of IV

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on April 16th, 2017

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Top Ten Supreme Court Cases on Bankruptcy of All Time (And Four Honorable Mentions) Part III of IV

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on April 9th, 2017

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Top Ten Supreme Court Cases on Bankruptcy of All Time (And Four Honorable Mentions) Part II of IV

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on April 2nd, 2017

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Top Ten Supreme Court Cases on Bankruptcy of All Time (And Four Honorable Mentions)

By M. Jonathan Hayes, on March 26th, 2017

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