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Bankruptcy is a legal process that allows individuals or businesses to reorganize or discharge debts that they are unable to pay. The former option, reorganizing, is known legally as "restructuring" and often involves the hiring of both financial and legal advisors to assist in transactions and negotiations. It can also involve financing debt through loans or bonds or shrinking the company to lessen the financial strain.
Bankruptcy is largely governed by federal law, under title 11 of the U.S. Code. The most common forms of bankruptcy fall under one of three chapters of the bankruptcy code: Chapter 7 (liquidation of assets), chapter 11 (company or individual reorganizations), and chapter 13 (debt repayment).
For individuals, liquidation is typically used when the individual cannot repay his or her debts. In a chapter 7 bankruptcy, the individual is permitted to keep exempt property, while other assets must be sold to pay creditors. The court will discharge certain debts, so those debts do not have to be repaid. In a reorganization, the debtor is permitted to maintain the property, but debts must be repaid over a period of time.
Bankruptcy proceedings are often long and complex. The goal of bankruptcy lawyers is to help their clients navigate the bankruptcy process in an efficient and effective manner.
Because of the particularly complex nature of bankruptcy, restructuring, and personal finance law, finance lawyers must ensure that they stay on top of every nuance and development in their practice area. Additionally, any attorneys involved in commercial practice, tax law, and even family law might benefit from a general understanding of bankruptcy principles. Regularly completing bankruptcy, restructuring, and personal finance-related CLE courses can help ensure that attorneys maintain their expertise in the subject matter.
This program provides a basic overview of business bankruptcy, from both the troubled business’s perspective and the creditors’ perspective. We will discuss common reasons why businesses file bankruptcy, and the objectives that businesses seek to achieve through bankruptcy. We will also discuss the basic “nuts and bolts” of bankruptcy, including the automatic stay, the treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases, Chapter 11 plan confirmation requirements, and preference and fraudulent transfer actions.
Chapter 7 and 13 are the primary chapters of bankruptcy relief available to consumers who find themselves in over their heads with debt. This course will explain the basics of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases for consumer debtors. The first half will explain the basics of both chapters, the elements of each one and the players and their roles in each type of case. The second half of the course will walk through the handling of a case from inception to discharge.
As companies look to seize opportunities for growth in 2022, many are facing uncertainty in the broader business environment and on their own balance sheets. Whether a company is thriving or struggling, litigation finance may be a financial solution to transform liabilities into assets, helping businesses and law firms monetize legal claims for working capital or other purposes. Litigators, in-house counsel, C-level executives, and law firm managers might all benefit from understanding how this tool may help their own or their client’s business better manage risk and maximize growth, even while managing active litigation.
This one hour presentation will cover reasons why consumer bankruptcy filings defied expectations and declined during the Covid 19 pandemic, and discuss likely trends in those filings going forward. The focus will be on consumer, as opposed to business bankruptcy, though we will discuss those as well. The course will be particularly relevant to current and future bankruptcy advocates.
Many Chapter 13 cases go from confirmation to discharge with nary a wrinkle. Then there are the problem cases. This course will go into some of the issues that can arise after the confirmation of a Chapter 13 case that will require intervention from counsel. It will cover stay relief, motions to dismiss, modification of plans and, most importantly, how to get paid for handling this.
In this one hour course, bankruptcy attorney Daniel Gershburg provides an in-depth review into the meeting of the creditors. The meeting of the creditors, better known as a 341 hearing, is required by the bankruptcy code and an essential aspect of any bankruptcy case. This meeting allows the bankruptcy trustee and creditors the chance to ask questions of the debtor, assess the completeness of bankruptcy documents, and verify claims. This course will discuss the questions that might be asked of your client, how your client should respond, and how to avoid traps that could get your client into trouble.
This course will introduce practitioners to the basic considerations for guiding a bankruptcy case: Who needs to file bankruptcy, what kinds of bankruptcy are available, and how does bankruptcy work. The course places bankruptcy practice into the context of the role it plays in our economy and society. We’ll cover the use of bankruptcy to prevent home foreclosures and evictions, and we’ll touch on student loan debt and taxes in bankruptcy.
This course provides a basic summary of the most powerful, yet under-utilized, remedy in civil procedure. This course begins with when and how a receiver is appointed, then tracks through business operations and sale of the estate, the claims process, and finally reviews distribution of assets and discharge of the Receiver. This course will provide an excellent summary for those unfamiliar with equity receivers, and a good reminder for those that have worked with them before.
As the student debt crisis grows, more bankruptcy filers are seeking discharge of their student loan debt. Be prepared to assist clients burdened by student loan debt get the fresh start they deserve. Discharging Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy will explore the treatment of student loans in bankruptcy including determining a client’s eligibility for discharge. This program will guide you through the process of litigating student loans in bankruptcy court from case evaluation and intake to trial and discuss the recent policy change designed to provide a more expeditious process for discharging student loan debt.
Looking to represent clients in the Cannabis Industry? This course will give participant a basic understanding of the most important issues facing cannabis businesses today, including the current interplay between state and federal law, permitting processes, real estate considerations and cannabis, corporate entity formation, taxation, buying and selling of cannabis businesses, residency requirements and the dormant commerce clause, bankruptcy and receivership laws, nuisance and RICO actions, and employment law and cannabis.
This program provides a basic overview of business bankruptcy, from both the troubled business’s perspective and the creditors’ perspective. We will discuss common reasons why businesses file bankruptcy, and the objectives that businesses seek to achieve through bankruptcy. We will also discuss the basic “nuts and bolts” of bankruptcy, including the automatic stay, the treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases, Chapter 11 plan confirmation requirements, and preference and fraudulent transfer actions.
Chapter 7 and 13 are the primary chapters of bankruptcy relief available to consumers who find themselves in over their heads with debt. This course will explain the basics of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases for consumer debtors. The first half will explain the basics of both chapters, the elements of each one and the players and their roles in each type of case. The second half of the course will walk through the handling of a case from inception to discharge.
As companies look to seize opportunities for growth in 2022, many are facing uncertainty in the broader business environment and on their own balance sheets. Whether a company is thriving or struggling, litigation finance may be a financial solution to transform liabilities into assets, helping businesses and law firms monetize legal claims for working capital or other purposes. Litigators, in-house counsel, C-level executives, and law firm managers might all benefit from understanding how this tool may help their own or their client’s business better manage risk and maximize growth, even while managing active litigation.
This one hour presentation will cover reasons why consumer bankruptcy filings defied expectations and declined during the Covid 19 pandemic, and discuss likely trends in those filings going forward. The focus will be on consumer, as opposed to business bankruptcy, though we will discuss those as well. The course will be particularly relevant to current and future bankruptcy advocates.
