BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a periodic review and comparison of consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  Fearing the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog where you can read his latest post, “The Big Bubble Battle (Bart I): Enter the University“.

Click on BK Lawyer Blogs for a state-by-state list of bankruptcy lawyers with their own blogs.

• Have a blog or know a good blog post you think should be included? Or a suggestion for a future BLT theme?  Send an e-mail to BLT [at] bankruptcybill [dot] us with the link.
• Suggestion to bankruptcy lawyers with blogs: Make sure to include a “Search” function somewhere on your blog.  It makes it easier to find topical posts on your blog and increases the likelihood that a post from your blog will be included in BLT.

GENERAL or NON-STATE SPECIFIC

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange

• Six Reasons Why It’s a Tough Time for Debt Collection Attorneys
• FTC Hails Victory Over Abusive Debt Collection Practices
• Can Credit Card Companies Trust the Collection Firms They Hire?
• Judge Seeks Creditors’ Attention With Discharge Violation Ruling
• February 2010 Western Dist. of KY Bankruptcy Court Memorandum-Opinion Summaries
• NYT: Judges Growing Frustrated With Dishonest Debt Collectors; Sanctions Imposed
• No jail time in debt collection
• ¡MORE!

CreditSlips.org

• Life Imitates Art (or at Least My Final Exam)
• Lying Is Wrong
• The Benefits of Being Litigious
• Private Tax Collection
• After Notice and a Hearing — One Out of Two Ain’t Bad?
• Courts as Creditors
• Operation Repo
• Maxed Out

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

• Another Supreme Court Victory for Consumers: Ignorance of the Law Doesn’t Excuse Collection Abuses
• Class Action Brought in Debt Collection Sewer Service Scandal
• Alaska Supreme Court Rejects Debt Collectors’ First Amendment Defense
• Debtor’s Prison in Indiana
• NY Attorney General Cuomo Sues to Vacate 100,000 Debt Collection Judgments
• AOL Posts “Debt Collection Horror Stories”
• Does Federal Law Bar Collecting Debts From the Dead?

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)

• NACBA Amicus Project Assists with Brief on Debtor’s Right to Seek Determination of Dischargeability of Taxes

***SEE MORE BLOG POSTS FROM BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS AROUND THE U.S.***

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Bankruptcy Billables is an overview of bankruptcy-relevant coverage and discussion from various law-related blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  Fearing the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog where you can read his latest post, “The Juris Doctor Is Your New Bass-O-Matic“.

Credit Slips

• No Safe Harbor Reform Yet
• U.S. Trustee Audits on Debtor Bankruptcy Filings
• Interpreting Australian Interchange Regulation’s Consumer Impact
• Interchange Amendment Passes Senate 64-33
• The Uneven Rise and Falls of Bankruptcy Filings

WSJ Bankruptcy Beat

• Sapp Throws Flag in Rothstein Case
• WorldSpace Strikes New Deal to Sell Its Satellites
• Investors Take Aim at Mortgages Ltd.’s Lawyers, Accountants
• Honolulu Symphony Revamps Business Plan
• Contractor at Volkswagen’s Tennessee Plant Files for Chapter 7
• Dreier’s Ex Opposes Trustees’ Fees
• Restructuring Experts Predict U.S. Municipal Default
• Local Investors Buy Wisconsin Candy Chain Out of Bankruptcy
• New York Asian Symphony Orchestrates Liquidation
• Pasadena Playhouse Says Donors Will Fund Its Bankruptcy Exit
• Mall Dumped by General Growth, Simon Files for Bankruptcy
• Auction Raises $472,000 for Salander Creditors
• Historic Pasadena Playhouse Files for Bankruptcy
• Greenbrier Casino Gets Bigger, Pricier
• Workers Picket Bankruptcy Court to Protest Mine Sale
• After Bankruptcy, Pimlico to Get New Owners
• ‘Double Exposure’ Stars Strike Settlement with Creditor

Going Concern

• Stressed Out PwC Partner Was Criticized By Fellow Partners for Being A Total Pansy

Did we miss a good recent bankruptcy-related post on another blog?  E-mail bill [at] bankruptcybill [dot] us to let us know.

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BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a periodic review and comparison of consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  Fearing the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog.

• Click on BK Lawyer Blogs for a state-by-state list of bankruptcy lawyers with their own blogs.
• Have a blog or know a good blog post you think should be included? Or a suggestion for a future BLT theme?  Send an e-mail to BLT [at] bankruptcybill [dot] us with the link.
• Suggestion to bankruptcy lawyers with blogs: Make sure to include a “Search” function somewhere on your blog.  It makes it easier to find topical posts on your blog and increases the likelihood that a post from your blog will be included in BLT.

GENERAL or NON-STATE SPECIFIC

A Clean Slate – the Bankruptcy Law Blog by Andy Winchell

• Should I Do Debt Settlement?

CreditSlips.org

• Wanted: People with Good Credit for Low-Paying Jobs
• Experian and FreeCreditReport.com Sink to A New Low
• Does A Tarnished Credit Report Equal an Untrustworthy Employee?
• Bankruptcy Risk Scores

ALABAMA

Watts Law Group, P.C. and M. Stan Herring, P.C. – Alabama Consumer Law Blog (Birmingham, AL)

• Video on Five Step Process to Correct Credit Report Errors
• “Free” Credit Scores and Reports Still Not Entirely Free
• “New” Free Credit Report Rules
• Lawsuit Against Experian’s “Free” Credit Reports
• Tips to Clean Up Your Credit Score
• Lesser-Known Factors Affect Your Credit Report
• Legal Uses of A Credit Report
• Debt Collectors and Credit Reporting Agencies – Even Closer Now
• Mortgage Modifications Can Affect Credit Scores
• Credit Scores Can Impact Your Job Prospects
• Trade Ins Can Destroy Your Credit Score
• 5 Things That Ruin Credit

***SEE MORE BLOG POSTS FROM BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS AROUND THE U.S.*** (more…)

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Bankruptcy Billables is an overview of bankruptcy-relevant coverage and discussion from various law-related blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.

Law Shucks

• Backlash Against Bankruptcy Fees

WSJ Bankruptcy Beat

• City, Owner Clash over Fate of D.C. Hospital
• Bankrupt ‘Ghost Town’ Bought for $7.5 Million
• Unlucky 13?
• MLB May Seize Rangers to Head Off Bankruptcy
• Publisher Suffers along with Hamptons Real-Estate Market
• Klee to Probe Tribune Buyout
• SEC Attorney: Scrutiny of Chapter 11 Cases Increasing
• Directors Accused of Siphoning Millions from US Fidelis
• Saving Blockbuster
• Judge Shields Majestic Star Execs from City Lawsuits
• Sharper Image Gets All-Clear to Chase Ex-CEO’s Severance
• Gottschalk Plans A Comeback
• Trustee Hounds Hecker for More Assets
• NYC Says General Growth Owes It $500,000
• Gone With the Wind Studio Appears in Lehman Bankruptcy
• Distressed Denim

Going Concern

• REMEC Court Decision Could Expose Companies to More Accounting Fraud Litigation
• Goldman Sachs’ Senate Testimony: Did CFO David Viniar Screw Their Pooch?
• Compensation Watch ’10: Ernst & Young Re-reassures Merit Increases

Point of Law

• Who Has Time to Ask about Bankrupt [Asbestos] Entities?

Credit Slips

• End User Exemptions
• Amendment to Repeal Marquette
• Bankruptcy Filings Drop in April
• More on the Small Business Bankruptcy Delegation
• The New York Times on Chapter 11 Fees
• Bankruptcy Fees
• The Disappearing Small Business (Designation) in Bankruptcy
• Resolution Authority: Dodd-Shelby Amendment, Voting Rules, Missing an Umpire

Above the Law

• Student Loans for Homeless People
• Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg Cracks Down on Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weil, Jones Day, and Milbank
• Morning Docket 05.03.10
• The Next Bubble: Law School Tuition

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