BAPCPA Man #4 – The Battle of BAPCPA
(Click image to see earlier sketch version on Gideon Kendall’s blog.)
BAPCPA Background
For more background on the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (aka BAPCPA), read Professor Elizabeth Warren’s testimony to Congress (Feb. 10, 2005) and testimony by Professor Todd Zywicki (Feb. 10, 2005). Also a range of helpful coverage and commentary on the debate, impact and effects of BAPCPA on Creditslips.org along with some of the continued debate between the perspectives of Professor Warren and Professor Zywicki here, here and here.
Bankruptcy Lawyer Blogs on BAPCPA
From the bankruptcy lawyer blog circuit, helpful posts on court interpretations of BAPCPA so far by Jordan E. Bublick, Esq. at South Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog, including a summary of the two schools of thought on BAPCPA by bankruptcy courts. A post by Craig Robins, Esq. on LongIslandBankruptcyBlog about the evolving criticisms of the new bankruptcy law as of 2006. Additional commentary on bankruptcy as a social safety net by Bruce Weiner, Esq. of Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner (Brooklyn, NY) on NYBankruptcyNet. And a reflective look back at the passage of BAPCPA by Dave Krieger, Esq. of Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV).
*Click here for Bankruptcy Bill’s state-by-state list of bankruptcy lawyers with blogs.
*Click here for previous BAPCPA Man cartoons, or here for all cartoons on the site relating to consumer bankruptcy.
*To see more of Gideon Kendall’s work go to www.gideonkendall.com and gideonkendall.squarespace.com/journal. Or order yourself a copy of Dino Pets, the wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.
Tags: Bankruptcy blog, Bankruptcy cartoon, Bankruptcy humor, Bankruptcy law, BAPCPA, Blogs, CARTOONS, Congress Man, Consumer Bankruptcy, Credi-Tor, Elizabeth Warren, Gideon Kendall, Mortgantua, New bankruptcy law, Subprimulus, Zywyckyplx
August 13th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
This proves that the funniest things in life are the ones that are true! The 2005 amendments to the bankruptcy code ought to be called the Bankruptcy Abuse IMPROVEMENT Act, since in my humble opinion the way creditors abuse the bankruptcy process and debtors has certainly improved since then. It is business as usual on the “dark side”.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:31 am
[...] Every superhero, of course, has its super villains. And so it is with BAPCPA Man, who faces off against the evil Subprimulus, the devastating Credi-Tor, and the intimidating and heartless Mortgantua (although you can friend him on Facebook), among others. “I told Gideon the bad guy names and concepts,” said Horowitz, “but I deferred to Gideon’s fertile imagination for how they would look.” [...]
November 8th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Not familiar with the reference… ZYWYCKYPLX?
November 8th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Gregor,
See the BAPCPA Background paragraph just below the cartoon.
-Bankruptcy Bill