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National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Convention Tuscon »

All my bags are packed.  I’m ready to go.  Got my code in hand and I’m leavin on a jet plane.  Don’t know when I’m coming back.
Tomorrow I leave for Tuscon and the start of another National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Convention.  You can always tell the NACBA Lawyer when they are heading to [...]

Bankruptcy Bill and BAPCPA Man: Cartoons Come to Bankruptcy »

(This cartoon is posted on with the express permission of the creators of BAPCPA Man.)

When I think of Steven Horowitz and Gideon Kendall, I can’t help but think of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.  What a perfect combination.
Horowitz, a New York City bankruptcy lawyer, and Kendall, a professional illustrator and fellow New Yorker, met years ago [...]

BLN Author Lauded by National Bankruptcy Group »

Bankruptcy Law Network member and author, Craig Andresen of Bloomington, Minnesota, has been named Member of the Month for October 2009 by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
He is the tenth member of Bankruptcy Law Network to be recognized as member of the month for service to NACBA and the field of consumer bankruptcy [...]

Beware of Refinancing and Bankruptcy »

Refinancing can be a fraudulent transfer in bankruptcy

How Does A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Get Paid? »

A Chapter 13 is a bankruptcy reorganization for individuals–a payment plan, in other words.  The bankruptcy court appoints a trustee (there are standing trustees who serve that function in each district) and the trustee collects payments from debtors, and distributes that money to creditors. So, how does the Chapter 13 trustee get paid?
The Chapter 13 [...]

I Can’t Make It to My Creditors Meeting — Now What Do I Do? »

There really are few reasons which are good enough to justify rescheduling a bankruptcy meeting of creditors (or section 341(a) meeting).  After all, the bankruptcy filing amounts to “making a federal case out of things,” and it just doesn’t seem right for the debtor to fail to make room in his or her schedule to [...]

Attacking Financial Problems With Timely Advice »

We all handle medical problems differently.  Go to any Emergency Room and you may wonder why the guy experiencing chest pains for the past week didn’t come in earlier and why the kid with the splinter is there at all.
Financial problems are the same.  Some delay getting financial counsel, while others are pro-active and want [...]

Attorney-Client Privilege Not Eroded By Textron Case »

attorney client privilege in bankruptcy applies

When Should I See a Bankruptcy Attorney »

One day this week, I got so angry at my potential clients.  I did not express this anger out loud, but I did  want to reach across my desk and say  YOU SHOULD HAVE COME HERE WEEKS OR MONTHS AGO.  Three new clients, and all three of them, would have had much better options had [...]

Budgeting To Pay For Bankruptcy »

I’ve been asked the question a thousand times.  “How can your clients afford to file bankruptcy if they don’t have any money?”  Its a good question.  Certainly a question I asked before opening my consumer bankruptcy practice 18 years ago.  Where does the money come from?
Lets start with the obvious.  Family.  I have seen parents [...]