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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 for the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where you can read his latest post, “Rubber Links—The ABA and U.S. News Spread the Blame for Rising Law School Tuition”.

• 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

• Landlords as creditors: tenant insolvency
• Tenant Protections in Foreclosure
• Does Your Landlord have any Obligations to Mitigate Damages if You Breach Your Lease?
• Samsonite Files for Bankruptcy and Plans to Reject Up to 84 Store Leases
• When Red is the Color of the Season: Commercial Property Leases and Bankruptcy
• “Stub Rent” Considered Administrative Expense Obligation by Delaware District Court
• CVAs can compromise guaranteed landlords’ claims if IPs are careful
• Cathy Vance, Resident Guru, Calls Expansive Invocation of the In Pari Delicto Defense a “Jurisprudential House of Cards”
• Don’t Flub “Stub” Rent: Some Thoughts on Code Section 365(d)(3) from Yitzhak Greenberg
• Debtors: On Vacating the Premises, Take Your Goo With You!
• Landlords beware – post administration rent is an unsecured claim
• New Fannie Mae “Deed for Lease” Program May Be an Alternative to Foreclosure But It May Not Be the Best Choice for Many Homeowners

Bankruptcy Law Network

• Chapter 11 May Be a Good Option for “Land Rich, Cash Poor” Clients
• Eviction After Foreclosure: Is There An Automatic Stay?

CreditSlips.org

• Tenant Protections in Foreclosure
• Repo Madness

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

• House Financial Services Committee Mark-up of Predatory Lending Bill

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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 for the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where you can read his latest post, “With the Links”.

• 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

• The “Alphabet Problem” For Dummies

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange

• Mortgages, Foreclosure, Morality
• Stopping Foreclosure When the Lender Says “NO!”
• Florida Mortgage Foreclosure and Liability
• A New Unexpected Cause of Foreclosure Examined
• Foreclosure: The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You?
• Foreclosure Update: the Good and the Bad
• What Is The Difference Between Surrendering A Home And Foreclosure?
• If I walk away from my underwater house, can I be sued for the deficiency?
• Foreclosures Likely to Top One Million This Year
• Minor late fees won’t trigger foreclosure
• ¡MORE!

Bankruptcy Law Network

• Foreclosure: Should You Embrace It?
• Avoid bankruptcy if not facing a mortgage foreclosure deficiency judgment
• Bankruptcy and Short Sales
• Bankruptcy And Foreclosure
• File Bankruptcy: Keep Your Home / Walk Away From Your Home
• Does Working On A Mortgage Modification Stop Foreclosure?

Beat the Press (Dean Baker, Center for Economic Policy Research)

• Money for Failed Modifications Goes to Banks, Not Homeowners

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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, where you can read his latest posts on the state of legal education in Minnesota, “Land of 10,000 Lakes and One Tuition Bubble: Parts I and II”.

• 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

• How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Automatic Stay

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange

• Hey, That’s My Automatic Stay!
• New Massachusetts Bankruptcy Local Rules
• Creditors Leave Annoying Messages On Debtor’s Telephone Answering Machine
• Spookiest Bankruptcy Opinion of 2009
• All Hope May Not Be Lost For a Seller of Goods to an Insolvent Buyer
• Options for the Distressed Florida Homeowner
• It’s The Debtor’s Vehicle. Give It Back To Him!
• Trustees Can Take Hostages! – They’re Called “Exemptions”
• Counterclaims in Avoidance Actions? Are We Sure We Know Why Not?
• It’s Not Final Until It’s Over

Bankruptcy Case Blog – St John’s University Law School

• A Creditor May Recover Damages for Stay Violation
• Fraudulently Conveyed Assets Are Not Property of the Estate Until Recovered
• Discharge Injunction Requires School to Issue Transcript
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Retroactive Conversion Order
• It’s Never Too Late to Deal with Unscheduled Assets
• Master Repurchase Agreement Penetrates the Automatic Stay
• Single Asset Real Estate: Tightening the Noose for Developers?

Bankruptcy Law Network

• Wells Fargo’s Procedure of Freezing Accounts After A Bankruptcy Filing Invalidated
• I’ve Been Sued–Is It Too Late To File Bankruptcy?
• How Not To Successfully Complete A Bankruptcy Case
• Why do I have to reaffirm my car loan?

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