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p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post “Bankruptcy Wave” on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, we’ll fix the economy so as to remove the need for any bankruptcy services (if you’re a lawyer) or any more coverage of the recession (if you’re a journalist/blogger).”
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p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #19 – Law Firm Raids on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, we’ll send you back to Kirkland’s restructuring group (Chicago office).”
Kim Zinke (2nd Judicial District: Kings County)- Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Thomas Miller (6th Judicial District: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins counties) – Law Office of Thomas Miller, Binghamton
Barbara R. Ridall (8th Judicial District: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming counties) – Bulan Chiari Horwtiz & Ilecki, LLP, Buffalo
Simon Haysom (9th Judicial District: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester counties) – Simon Haysom LLC, Goshen
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP was recognized by the American Bar Association on August 3, 2009, for developing an innovative pro bono policy which requested that every lawyer in the firm perform 50 hours of pro bono work, every partner and counsel take or supervise at least one pro bono matter, and every new lawyer work on at least one pro bono matter.
If you know of someone else who deserves a mention for their pro bono bankruptcy work, feel free to post a comment about them.
p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #18 – Pro Bono on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, we’ll make you work for Weil Gotshal on an entirely pro bono basis.”
And thanks to everyone else, lawyers and non-lawyers alike, for supporting Bankruptcy Bill. Hope you enjoy the new strip and stay tuned for more to come.
p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #17 on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, we’ll simply send BAPCPA Man after you. His powers are great and many. Actually, we’re not even sure what they are. Best to just not mess around.”
But the super-priority secured thank-you (a new creditor class recently approved by the…um….Eastern Western District of Delaware) goes to three people who stepped forward at the last minute, each making donations of $39 to ensure an extension of time to solicit donations for Bankruptcy Bill (at least for another week):
Nancy Rapoport, (who has now donated twice) the Gordon Silver Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with specialties in bankruptcy ethics, ethics in governance, and the depiction of lawyers in popular culture. She’s also the author of the book Enron: Corporate Fiascosand Their Implications (with Jeffrey Van Niel) and appeared in the movie Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. You can read her blog here.
Walter Swett, a staff member in Congressman Charlie Rangel’s office in New York (another non-lawyer fan, which on second thought perhaps isn’t so rare afterall)
Bankruptcy Bill loves you guys (to the extent that an animated lawyer is capable of love) and thanks you for not only enabling the publication of this strip, but for starting off the next strip $78 in the black. And the next strip is……..
Please don’t make Nancy, Marc, Walter and the others do all the work again (unless your goal is to turn them into clients). If everyone chips in a little bit, even $1.00, the pain will be spread nice and evenly and everything will work out fine, just like in the new GM tv ad.
A reminder that we are always open to various forms of STR.I.P. Financing to help us continue to publish future strips of Bankruptcy Bill (ideally with more frequency). Please contact us to discuss sponsorship or syndication opportunities.
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p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #16 on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, then we’ll turn you into a Weil Gotshal first-year bankruptcy associate and force you to spend 17 consecutive weekends in the bowels of 767 Fifth Avenue (aka the “GM Building”) working on fee applications in the GM case.”
A reminder that we still are seeking STR.I.P. Financing so that we can continue to publish future strips of Bankruptcy Bill (and preferably with more frequency). Please contact us to discuss sponsorship. And thanks to everyone who has contributed and/or bought some merchandise.
p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #8 on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you don’t, then we’ll find you and make you drive a Chevrolet Cavalier from Detroit to Washington and testify before Congress at the next auto-industry bailout hearings.”
A reminder that we are always open to various forms of STR.I.P. Financing to help us continue to publish future strips of Bankruptcy Bill (ideally with more frequency). Please contact us to discuss sponsorship. And thanks to everyone who has purchased a bit of merchandise.
p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #15 on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, then we’ll get you laid off from your blog, leak news of it to Law Shucks and insist your anonymity be revealed by Thomas Lauria and the Chrysler Non-TARP Lenders.”
A reminder that we are always open to various forms of STR.I.P. Financing to help us continue to publish future strips of Bankruptcy Bill (ideally with more frequency). Please contact us to discuss sponsorship. And thanks to everyone who has purchased a bit of merchandise.
p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #14 on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, then we’ll force you to participate in a speed dating session consisting entirely of ERISA lawyers.”
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A reminder that we are always open to various forms of STR.I.P. Financing to help us continue to publish future strips of Bankruptcy Bill (ideally with more frequency). Please contact us to discuss sponsorship. And thanks to everyone who has purchased a bit of merchandise.
p.s. Regarding copyright issues, our legal counsel, IP Aileen, says: “Other bloggers/websites/publications: You are more than welcome to post Strip #13 on your sites as long as you also include all of the text, links and images in this post, including this paragraph. If you fail to respect our wishes, then we’ll cause your mother/father/son/daughter to friend you on Facebook leading to an endless stream of status updates you’d rather not know about.”
A reminder that we are always open to various forms of STR.I.P. Financing to help us continue to publish future strips of Bankruptcy Bill (ideally with more frequency). Please 
