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Articles by The Academy

finberg
September 10, 2023
Andrew B. Finberg has been appointed as a Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of New Jersey.  Finberg is picking up the mantle left by happily retiring Isabel Balboa.
justicedepartment
September 10, 2023
These virtual 341 meetings via Zoom will be implemented on a rolling basis through early 2024. YEP, this means you, y’all, all y’all, you guys, and yoos guys. Doesn’t matter if you have been doing 341’s via telephone for 100 years . . . it’s ZOOM as soon as implemented in your district. For Debtor Atty’s, this may require having clients...
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September 3, 2023
Tracy Updike of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been named as a Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of Indiana.  Updike will be filling the trusteeship vacated by Debra Miller when she accepted a trusteeship in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
justicedepartment
September 3, 2023
These virtual 341 meetings via Zoom will be implemented on a rolling basis through early 2024.
judgebaxter
August 20, 2023
Passing of Retired Ohio Judge Judge Baxter was appointed United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Ohio on December 16, 1985, and served in the Court’s Cleveland, Ohio location until his retirement in 2011. He served as Chief Judge between 2004 and 2008. Click here for obituary.
tonydiab
June 25, 2023
Litigation Practice Group Lawsuits: 4 Cases to Know (This is the only free article we could find on Litigation Practice Group a/k/a Phoenix Law and disbarred Tony Diab.  He has been disbarred from both Nevada and California.)
dunn
June 25, 2023
Retired United States Bankruptcy Judge Randall (Randy) Lawson Dunn, District of Oregon, died at home on June 7, 2023.
mccartney
June 18, 2023
By Regina Logsdon, Academy Executive Director Erin M. McCartney was appointed as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of Nebraska beginning on January 1, 2022.  Erin stepped into metaphorically very large and capable shoes as she replaced retiring Kathleen Laughlin.  Erin grew up in Illinois, graduating college from Bradley University in Peoria (Go Braves!).  Law school required a...
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gavel
June 18, 2023
Appeals Court Names Erie Lawyer as Newest Bankruptcy Judge – John C. Melaragno has been named the new judge for the Erie Division of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
supremecourt
June 18, 2023
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians et al. v. Coughlin Supreme Court rules in favor of borrower of tribal loan –Chapter 13 stay applies.  Justices reject tribal immunity from bankruptcy stay.
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Webinars by The Academy

September 21, 2023
Join Josh Cohen (The Student Loan Lawyer) and Scott Waterman in a FAST one hour look at the very first...
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January 28, 2023
Join our panel of experts* as they discuss the specifics of the brand new DOJ Guidelines, how they are geared...
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September 1, 2022
Join Trustee Hank Hildebrand as he interviews Amy Seigenthaler, Managing Partner of FINN Partners Southeast. FINN are specialists in marketing...
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January 15, 2022
Join our panel of experts as they expound on the discussion that began in our webinar on December 16th entitled...
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January 7, 2022
Join our panel of experts for a lively discussion regarding the proposed changes to Federal Rule 3002.1. Is it working...
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October 29, 2021
Much is being written and discussed about an opinion out of Vermont - Gravel. Taggart, Law v. Siegel, Newrez, LLC...
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June 4, 2021
Join an esteemed panel for a detailed discussion regarding the nuances of working with Credit Union loans in Chapter 13...
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February 22, 2021
Join Chapter 13 Trustee Jody Bledsoe, along with noted attorneys Richard Parker and Tony Sottile in a one-hour presentation on...
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February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021
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