UNLV law professor Nancy Rapoport asks a series of questions in her latest article published in www.ConsiderChapter 13.org.
To what extent must a debtor’s attorney personally meet with the client prior to filing the petition on behalf of the client, and how meaningful should the meeting be?
More specifically, how much can the
Bankruptcy Code Section 523(a)(6): A discharge under section 727, 1141, 1228(a), 1228(b), or 1328(b) of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt . . . for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity.
A federal jury has awarded $28.1 million
The most famous name in the getting out of debt industry is Dave Ramsey. As a young man Dave himself was in a pile of debt and wound up filing bankruptcy. The pain of that experience lead him on a quest to learn about personal finance and he began a career in advising others how
A bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of California sanctioned attorney Pauldeep Bains for filing a bankruptcy petition signed with digital signatures. (See In re Mayfield, Case #16-22134).
The attorney sent completed bankruptcy documents to the debtor to sign via a digital signature service called DocuSign. Bankruptcy judge Robert Bardwil imposed sanctions for
I enjoy listening to a variety of podcasts while walking the dog or driving to the office. Podcasts are a really amazing thing for those who crave learning, although there seems to be some rule that requires 50 bad shows to appear before you find a really great one. (Have you loaded the Stitcher radio
A key to getting good results in a bankruptcy case is to make sure that each and every creditor receives notice of the bankruptcy filing. Failure to notify a creditor may lead to disastrous results, including the debt not being discharged or the bankruptcy case itself being dismissed for intentional withholding of information.
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I meet too many smart clients who earn terrific income but their financial life is a mess. What’s more, their cell phone bills are paid in full each month, the cable bill is paid, the dog groomer was paid and even the pizza delivery guy was paid a tip, but despite all their hard work
I will be attending the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Student Loan Debt Crisis Symposium being held in in Washington DC on May 30. The timing of this event could not be better. The student loan problem keeps getting worse and it is high time that bankruptcy practictioners create workable solutions for the millions of Americans who
What happens when a bank cannot produce a copy of their credit card agreement during a lawsuit for an unpaid account balance? Well, that was exactly the situation when CitiBank sued Teresa Cooper in the Superior Court of Vermont, and that case typifies the current status of credit card lawsuits nationwide. Banks cannot seem to
How much does it cost to file Chapter 13? I have answered that question for nearly 20 years, and it seems that about every 5 years the local court rules provide a different answer. Well, the Nebraska Bankruptcy Court rolled out yet another compensation system for debtor’s attorneys effective December 1, and this time