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Bankruptcy Bill #24: Bankruptcy Song Contest Winner!

Monday, March 8th, 2010

At long last, we’re ready to announce the winner and runner-up of Bankruptcy Bill’s Bankruptcy Song Contest!

Thanks to everyone who submitted an bankruptcy song, to everyone who voted and shared their comments and to illustrator Gideon Kendall for suggesting the cartoon announcement prize idea.

Also thanks to our sponsors for their support of the first-ever (to our knowledge) Bankruptcy Song Contest and for collectively making a donation to the National Consumer Law Center in the amount of $25 for each song submitted (for which we received a nice thank you note from the NCLC’s Executive Director):

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2nd Place

Congratulations also to Arlene Robins of Woodbury, NY for her wonderful submission “BANKRUPTCY WIFE’S LAMENT”. Arlene will receive a t-shirt (or other item from our fabulous catalog of BAPCPA Man and Bankruptcy Bill merchandise on Zazzle.  (Note:  Arlene is the wife of good-humored Long Island bankruptcy attorney Craig Robins, who also has an excellent song entry titled “DEBT-FREE GIRL”.)

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The Bankruptcy Song Submissions

Once again, here are the song entries for Bankruptcy Bill’s Bankruptcy Song Contest:

1.  “AMEND IT MY WAY” by Judge Sheri Bluebond (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California)

2.  CABARET” by Judge Sheri Bluebond (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California) (Click song title or scroll down the page to see lyrics.)

3.  “DON’T CRY FOR ME HOUSEHOLD FINANCE” by Judge Sheri Bluebond (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California

4.  “DEBTS IN WRONG PLACES” by Judge Alan S. Trust (United States Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York)

5.  “‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE FILING” by Mark Sippel, Esq. (Sippel & Carroll PLLC (Kingman, AZ))

6.  “PHARAOH OBAMA – LET THE DEBTORS GO” by Mark Sippel, Esq. (Sippel & Carroll PLLC (Kingman, AZ))

7.  “THE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE SONG” by Mark Sippel, Esq. (Sippel & Carroll PLLC (Kingman, AZ))

8.  “DEBT-FREE GIRL” by Craig Robins, Esq. (Woodbury, NY)

9.  “BANKRUPTCY WIFE’S LAMENT” by Arlene Robins (Woodbury, NY)

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BONUS!

And if you just can’t get enough bankruptcy music, CLICK HERE to hear Bankruptcy Lover by Bankruptcy Bill & The Fresh Starts.

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BAPCPA Man #18: BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua – Part 6 – Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Bootcamp

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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We check back in with our bankruptcy super hero in his battle to save a homeowner against the ominous and powerful Mortgantua.  Things were looking grim, but perhaps there is hope.  Click here for a refresher on ongoing the BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua saga.

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gardnerFor more information on Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Bootcamp, go to MaxBankruptcyBootcamp.comClick here to see the ABC News Nightline feature on Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Bootcamp.  And click here to see the Wikipedia entry on Max’s eponymous grandfather who served a term as governor of North Carolina from 1929-33.

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For additional information on mortgage and foreclosure, here are a few blog posts:

Bruce Weiner (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner)NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

Eugene Melchionne, Esq.ConsumerBankruptcyTips.com (Waterbury, CT)


BAPCPA Man #17: BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua #5 – Mortgage Cramdown Fail

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

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*In case you missed it, here are the previous BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua cartoons:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.

*For additional information on mortgage cramdown, foreclosure and related mortgage and bankruptcy issues, have a look at the following blog posts:

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

Bruce Weiner (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner)NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

Special thanks to the following bankruptcy attorneys for their help with the technical aspects of the cartoon:

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*WE DO CUSTOMIZED CARTOONSClick here for more info.*

*Get your BAPCPA Man and Mortgantua T-shirts, Mugs, Cards and More!*

*To see more of Gideon Kendall’s work go to www.gideonkendall.com or http://www.gideonkendall.com/blog.  Or order yourself a copy of Dino Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

Song Contest: Vote for your favorite bankruptcy song!

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Haiku_smIt’s time to vote for your favorite song submitted for…

Bankruptcy Bill’s Bankruptcy Song Contest!
(Click here for rules and prizes.)

THE BANKRUPTCY SONG ENTRIES (click here to see lyrics):

1.  “AMEND IT MY WAY” by Judge Sheri Bluebond (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California)

2.  CABARET” by Judge Sheri Bluebond (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California) (Click song title or scroll down the page to see lyrics.)

3.  “DON’T CRY FOR ME HOUSEHOLD FINANCE” by Judge Sheri Bluebond (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California

4.  “DEBTS IN WRONG PLACES” by Judge Alan S. Trust (United States Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York)

5.  “‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE FILING” by Mark Sippel, Esq. (Sippel & Carroll PLLC (Kingman, AZ))

6.  “PHARAOH OBAMA – LET THE DEBTORS GO” by Mark Sippel, Esq. (Sippel & Carroll PLLC (Kingman, AZ))

7.  “THE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE SONG” by Mark Sippel, Esq. (Sippel & Carroll PLLC (Kingman, AZ))

8.  “DEBT-FREE GIRL” by Craig Robins, Esq. (Woodbury, NY)

9.  “BANKRUPTCY WIFE’S LAMENT” by Arlene Robins (Woodbury, NY)

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VOTING PROCESS

HOW DO I VOTE? E-mail bill [@] bankruptcybill [.] us with your choice for favorite song.  Feel free to include your second and third choices as well for which points will be awarded. (Update:  The email address has been corrected to “.us” instead of “.com”.  If you sent your vote to “.com,” then it was not received.  We’re very sorry for any inconvenience.)

JUDGING CRITERIA: You’re voting based on the lyrics, not the tune.  But you know what you like, so go with your gut.

VOTING DEADLINE: December 31, 2009 by 12:00 p.m.

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THANKS! Bankruptcy Bill would like to thank the below-listed parties for their support of the first-ever (to our knowledge) Bankruptcy Song Contest and for collectively making a donation to the National Consumer Law Center in the amount of $25 for each song submitted:

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Click image to hear "Bankruptcy Lover" by Bankruptcy Bill & The Fresh Starts, the original country song about corporate bankruptcy!

And now without further ado, here are the songs submitted….

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BAPCPA Man #16 – BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua – Part 4

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

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*In case you missed it, here are the previous BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua cartoons:  Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

*For additional information on mortgage cramdown, foreclosure and related mortgage and bankruptcy issues, have a look at the following blog posts:

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

Bruce Weiner (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner)NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

Special thanks to the following bankruptcy attorneys for their help with the technical aspects of the cartoon:

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Get your BAPCPA Man and Mortgantua T-shirts, Mugs, Cards and More!

*To see more of Gideon Kendall’s work go to www.gideonkendall.com or http://gideonkendall.com/blog.  Or order yourself a copy of Dino Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

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On sale now: The BAPCPA Man e-Book!

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Now you can get your very own CUSTOMIZED e-Book of BAPCPA Man cartoons!

  • Book specs:  20 pages–PDF–11″ width x 8.5″ height; 15 BAPCPA Man cartoons + cover and back page image.
  • Each book customized to include your name/firm name + contact information.
  • Option to include bio(s), photograph(s) and other graphics.
  • Print out as many copies as you want for your clients, yourself or anyone else, and/or…
  • Put them on a CD to give to clients, and/or…
  • Include a link on your website for a downloadable PDF copy, and/or…
  • Use them as slides in a presentation, and/or…
  • Come up with other creative uses to impress your clients and friends!  (See Terms & Limits of use below.)

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How it works:

  1. Send e-mail to bill [/at/] bankruptcybill [/dot/] us to place your order.
  2. Include relevant information in your email (e.g., your name or law firm name, contact info, headshot or link to headshot, etc.)
  3. Make payment to us via PayPal (by clicking here).  (Or e-mail us for a snail mail address to send a check.)
  4. After receiving payment, we will e-mail you your customized copy of the BAPCPA Man e-Book Vol. 1.

Read on to see some sample pages and for pricing information, customization options and more… (more…)

BAPCPA Man #15 – BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua #3

Monday, November 30th, 2009

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Special thanks to the following bankruptcy attorneys for their help with the technical aspects of the cartoon:

For additional information on foreclosure and mortgage issues as they relate to bankruptcy, have a look at the following blog posts:

Bruce Weiner (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner)NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

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Get your BAPCPA Man and Mortgantua T-shirts, Mugs, Cards and More!

*To see more of Gideon Kendall’s work go to www.gideonkendall.com or http://www.gideonkendall.com/blog.  Or order yourself a copy of Dino Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

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BAPCPA Man #14 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

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BM14_thanksgiving_BMLike this cartoon?  Want a customized version for your blog or to use as a greeting card?  We’ll be doing a Christmas/Chanukah holiday cartoon as well.  So get in touch now to place your order if you’d like a customized holiday cartoon image to share with your clients.

E-mail: bill  @  bankruptcybill  .  us

(We’re just getting started with all the creative potential and possibilities.  So stay tuned for more or feel free to contact us to discuss your own ideas.)

In the meanwhile, have a look below at the customized Thanksgiving cartoons we did for the bankruptcy law firms of Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV) and Allmand & Lee (Dallas, TX).

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Get your BAPCPA Man and Mortgantua T-shirts, Mugs, Cards and More!

*To see more of Gideon Kendall’s work go to www.gideonkendall.com or http://gideonkendall.com/blog.  Or order yourself a copy of Dino Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

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Bankruptcy Bill’s Bankruptcy Song Contest!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Bankruptcy Bill

and the following blog-loving bankruptcy lawyers:

are pleased and excited to announce the first-ever…..

Bankruptcy Song Contest!

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1.  FIRST PRIZE: Announcement of the winning entry in a BAPCPA Man cartoon (which will include a cartoon drawing of the winner as one of the characters), plus a signed print of the cartoon.

2.  SECOND PRIZE: A BAPCPA Man t-shirt (or other item from our fabulous catalog of BAPCPA Man and Bankruptcy Bill merchandise on Zazzle)

PLUS…

3.  DONATIONBankruptcy Bill and each of the above-listed sponsors will collectively make a donation to the National Consumer Law Center in the amount of $25 for each song submitted in this contest.*

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 5:30 pm EST

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  1. E-mail your song(s) to bill [/at/] bankruptcybill [/dot/] us.  (Up to 5 submissions allowed per person or group.)  Submissions are just lyrics, by the way.  Do not send music.  (That’ll come later.)
  2. Include: (1) Your name(s), (2) your law firm name (if applicable and desired), (3) city & state, (4) a short 1 or 2 sentence bio about yourself, and (5) any links or contact info.  (All of this info will appear with your song submission when it’s posted.)
  3. After the deadline, all entries will be posted on the Bankruptcy Bill site and readers will be invited to vote.
  4. The winning entry will be announced in a BAPCPA Man cartoon strip, and the winner will be a included as a cartoon character in the strip.
  5. Stay tuned for a future contest/project where we invite people to submit recordings of the songs. :-)

CommentsContest is open to anyone and everyone. Songs must be original, i.e., written by the person(s) submitting.  However, it doesn’t have to be new.  It’s fine if you already wrote it 3 years ago while sitting through a deathly boring CLE presentation.  Songs can be about anything and in any style, as long as they tie in to bankruptcy somehow. You’re more than welcome to indicate if the lyrics are intended for a particular tune or style of music, though it’s not necessary.

ipirene1Intellectual Property: By sending us your submission, you’re of course giving us permission to post the song lyrics on the Bankruptcy Bill site.  But don’t worry.  Other than that, you keep all the intellectual property rights in the song.

*Contest Modifications: Since this is the first time we’ve tried something like this, we reserve the right to modify the rules or adapt appropriately using logic and common sense if there’s something we overlooked or that needs to be addressed.  Also, if we receive some unexpectedly large number of submissions, we’re not going to bankrupt the sponsors/donors or overly tax their coffers.  We’ll just cap it at some appropriate amount, probably work a reference into cartoon somewhere and just go with that groovy BAPCPA flow.

Why are we doing this? Because it’s fun and educational.  The goal is to draw on the latent creativity out there in the bankruptcy world, come up with some good (or at least half-decent) songs, build on the liturgy of bankruptcy pop culture and have a good time with all of this along the way.

Questions? E-mail bill [/at/] bankruptcybill [/dot/] us

Inspiration: Have a listen to Bankruptcy Lover, the original country song about corporate bankruptcy.  Click here for the lyrics.  (For the record, Bankruptcy Lover is not eligible for this contest.)

Additional Inspiration (11.15.09): Check out this post by bankruptcy lawyer Craig Robins on his Long Island Bankruptcy Blog which includes an already existing bankruptcy song by Michael Silverstein of Bloomberg Financial Press on his website www.wallstreetpoet.com.

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BAPCPA Man #13 – Halloween and Bankruptcy

Friday, October 30th, 2009

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BM13_halloween-1Special thanks to Gregory A. Holbus, Esq. of  Green Bay, WI for sharing both his bankruptcy expertise and sense of humor with us for this cartoon.  For more of Greg’s bankruptcy expertise, go to Wisconsin Bankruptcy Blog.

Meanwhile, here’s a blog post on the intersection of Halloween and bankruptcy by George Haines of Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV):

Still searching for a Halloween costume?  Go as a lawyer.  Or better yet, go as J.R. Ewing’s laywer.  Here’s an Attorney Directory along with info on Dallas Bankruptcy to give you more ideas.

Be Facebook friends with:

Click here to get your BAPCPA Man and Mortgantua T-shirts, Mugs, Cards and More!

*To see more of Gideon Kendall’s work go to www.gideonkendall.com.  Or order yourself a copy of Dino Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

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Be Mortgantua’s Facebook friend!

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Sure, Mortgantua doesn’t have the most engaging personality. And you wouldn’t want to invite him over to your house, per se. But he does make a great Facebook friend.  Click below to be his friend and we promise that he’ll leave you and your home alone.  Well, probably.

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BAPCPA Man #11: Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13

Monday, October 12th, 2009

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For more information on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, here are some blog posts from bankruptcy lawyers:

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

Bruce Weiner (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner)NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

*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 Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

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Be BAPCPA Man’s Facebook Friend!

Monday, October 5th, 2009

facebookWe’re very excited to announce that BAPCPA Man now has his very own Facebook page!  That means now you can be Facebook friends with BAPCPA Man himself.

Here’s the link:  http://facebook.com/bapcpaman

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(We told you his powers were great and many.)

Also, in case you missed them, you can see the Bankruptcy Bill cartoons about Facebook here (#1) and here (#2).  And everyone is always welcome to join the large and growing Bankruptcy Bill Facebook Group.

BAPCPA Man #10 – Bedtime for BAPCPA Man

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

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*Click here for all previous BAPCPA Man cartoons, or here for all cartoons on the site relating to consumer bankruptcy.

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See below to get a sense of what lawyers in the blogosphere are saying on topics related to BAPCPA.  And here’s some general information about Los Angeles bankruptcy and Atlanta bankruptcy.

Steven Jakubowski, Esq.  (Coleman Law Firm) – Bankruptcy Litigation Blog (Chicago, IL)

Craig D. Robins, Esq. – Long Island Bankruptcy Blog (Woodbury, NY)

Reed Allmand, Esq. (Allmand & Lee)Reed’s Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX)

Bruce Weiner (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner)NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

George Haines, Esq. and David Krieger, Esq. (Haines & Krieger) (Las Vegas, NV)

*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 Petsthe wonderfully illustrated children’s book written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by BAPCPA Man’s favorite illustrator, Gideon Kendall.

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Bankruptcy Bill and BAPCPA Man join NACBA

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy AttorneysJust a quick FYI to let readers know that I’ve joined the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).

I’m glad to be a member and look forward to learning the secret handshake if one exists.  If it does, it would be great if someone out there could email me the protocol.  Or perhaps send me a YouTube video so I can observe and practice?  (I promise not to have it illustrated in a cartoon.)

Secret handshake or not, I look forward to meeting and connecting with fellow NACBA members.