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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, “Failure to Launch: The Curious Case of Wilkes Law School, PA”.

Law Shucks

• Backup Plan if (when) WS2:$NS Bombs

WSJ Bankruptcy Beat

• Real Housewife Finds Drama in Bankruptcy Court
• The Daily Docket: Trump Casinos Cleared To Exit Bankruptcy
• St. Vincent’s Sale Plan Hits a Snag
• With Properties Nearly Worthless, Even Lender Walks Away
• Doctors Fight St. Vincent’s Bid to Pay Contractors
• SpongeTech Strikes Out in Bankruptcy
• Opera Props Find New Life at Harry Potter Park
• Mudslide Prevents ‘Ghost Town in The Sky’ From Reopening
• Fraud Suspect Faces X-Rated Accusations
• Rothstein Emails Reveal Cash Concerns
• Pasadena Playhouse Set to Emerge From Bankruptcy
• The Daily Docket: Tronox Files Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
• Art Business Tumbles Into Bankruptcy
• Judge Bans Travel for Hecker
• Former Kiss Guitarist Loses Bankruptcy Appeal (more…)

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?

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

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, “A Half-Hearted Defense of the Legal Services Cartel”.

• 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

• 6^th Circuit Determines that Negative Equity Financing can be Protected from Cramdown
• Underwater Mortgages in the U.S. by City

Bankruptcy Case Blog – St John’s University Law School

• Positive Treatment for Negative Equity

Bankruptcy Law Network

• Foreclosure: Should You Embrace It?
• Are You Behind on Your Mortgage?
• Who Decides about Reaffirming a Mortgage?
• South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyer Unleashes Vulcan Intellect on the Hanging Paragraph
• Individual Chapter 11 Fact: You Can Always Cram Down Your Car
• Chapter 13 Debt Limit Qualifications
• Upside Down Car Loans Protected in 8^th Circuit
• Bankruptcy and the Upside-Down House: American Dream a Nightmare?
• Fourth Circuit Rules that the “Hanging Paragraph” Protects Negative Equity
• Underwater Trade-In not Protected Claim in Bankruptcy
• Owe More than Your Car Is Worth?
• Upside Down Car Loans in Missouri, Redux

CreditSlips.org

• Does Securitization Affect Loan Modification?
• Is Redefault Risk Preventing Mortgage Loan Mods?
• The Other Underwater Loans: Negative Equity in Auto Finance

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

• Moral Hazard, Strategic Default, and Debt Reduction
• HAMP Homeowners Stuck in Limbo

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)

• December Amicus Project Update

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

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, “Bottleneck Attack!“.

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

Bankruptcy Law Network

• Student Loan Zombie Debt
• What Is Zombie Debt and Why Is It a Problem?
• Creditors Try to Collect Debt Discharged by Bankruptcy
• What Is Zombie Debt?
• Zombie Debt Haunts the Discharged
• What Is a Zombie Debt?
• Bankruptcy: Why Do I Need to Save My Papers?
• Chapter 13 Claims Abuses
• Zombie Debt, Being Sued by a Debt Buyer
• Am I Responsible for the Debts of my Deceased Spouse or Other Relatives?
• Who Is This Unknown Collector That Filed a Proof of Claim in My Bankruptcy?
• Bankruptcy – Do I Have the Right to Remain Silent?
• Can You Defend a Credit Card Lawsuit When You May Owe the Money?

CreditSlips.org

• How Much Do You Want for That Discharged Debt?

***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.  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 II)”.

WSJ Bankruptcy Beat

• The Daily Docket: WaMu’s Chapter 11 Plan Delayed
• Thomas Kinkade Company Finds Itself Painted Into a Corner
• The Daily Docket: TNK-BP Unit Slips Into Bankruptcy
• British Royal Fergie Mulls Bankruptcy
• Rothstein’s Ex-Bodyguard Pleads Guilty To Ponzi-Related Charge
• Walker Seeks NBA Return With Help From a Friend
• The Daily Docket: GM and Chrysler, One Year Later
• Ex-NBA Star Walker Lists Casino Debt, Foreclosures In Bankruptcy Filing
• ‘B’ Is for Bankruptcy
• Houlihan Lokey Challenged Over Disclosure In Aventine Case
• The Daily Docket: Lehman Sues J.P. Morgan
• Texas Rangers Nearly Max Out Team Credit Card
• Hecker Auction Draws Hundreds Of Bidders
• Please Pack Your Knives…And File For Bankruptcy
• Texas Rangers Owner Wants To Keep His Season Tickets
• Former Fred Leighton Owner Back In Bankruptcy Court
• Texas Rangers Owe Alex Rodriguez $24.9 Million

Credit Slips

• Of BP, Caps, and Chapter 11
• A Primer on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency
• Protecting Public Benefits from Garnishment
• The Database You’ve Been Waiting For
• Atomic
• More Naked Credit Default Swaps—the Role of Dealers
• Naked Credit Default Swaps

Law Shucks

• Jumping In(House): Hiring Lane [for the shout out to Bankruptcy Bill’s immensely talented Gideon Kendall]
• Quick Shucks – 5/25/10
• Cravath Changing with the Times?

Going Concern

• COSO Study Finds Accounting Frauds Getting Larger, Execs Named in Nearly 90% of Cases
• Accounting News Roundup: PwC Dealt a Blow on Penn. Healthcare Bankruptcy Ruling; Zipcar Going Public; Altria Gets Smoked by IRS | 06.02.10

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 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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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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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.  He speaks Japanese and focuses on comparative and international law, as well as international business.

• 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

• Four Ways That Student Loan Debt Is Like a Tattoo

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange

• Proposed Bill Would Change Role of Student Loans in Bankruptcy
• Handling Student Loans Outside of Bankruptcy
• Student Loan Disasters
• The Worst Debt You Can Have: Student Loans: Part I, Part II, and Part III
• What Can I Do about My Student Loans?
• Student Loans: Here’s the Best Way to Pay Them in a Chapter 13 Plan

Bankruptcy Law Network

• Student Loan “Undue Hardship” Must Exist at Time of Filing Bankruptcy Case
• $480,000 Student Loan Debt Disqualifies Applicant From Obtaining License to Practice Law
• More Student Loans, School Expenses Not Discharged in Bankruptcy
• Should You Tap Savings or Borrow for College?
• Student Loans: Paradise for Debt Scavengers
• Will Changes in Student Loan Law Help Me?
• Student Loan Forgiveness, Fact or Fantasy?
• What Is a College Degree Worth to a 45-year-old Woman?

***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.  He speaks Japanese and focuses on comparative and international law, as well as international business.

Credit Slips

• Resolution Authority: The New Court, What’s Wrong with the Dodd Bill, What’s Wrong with the Republicans’ Argument, Is It Constitutional?, Safe Harbors
• The President on Financial Reform
• How to Find the Owner of Your Mortgage
• Can You Deduct an Expense for a Car You Own?
• Putting the Bankruptcy Option Back on the Table for Distressed Homeowners
• Collateral and Derivatives
• Wanted: People with Good Credit for Low-Paying Jobs

Going Concern

• One of These Things Is Not Like The Other: How Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers Hid the Ball from Investors
• The FASB Punts Repo Accounting to the SEC
• Fuld: Ernst & Young “Supported” Lehman’s Repo 105 Treatment
• Did Lehman’s Arrangement with Hudson Violate Accounting Principles?
• Why a Big 4 Failure Is Imminent and What It Will Mean

Point of Law

• Group: Bankrupt Chemical Maker Owes another #9 Billion

WSJ Bankruptcy Beat

• Basketball ‘Bad Boy’ Mahorn Files for Bankruptcy
• Volcano Disrupts Aluminum Maker’s Chapter 11 Case
• Hacker’s Friends Save Assets from Seizure
• Judges Back New Bankruptcy Disclosure Rules
• LyondellBasell Execs Set for Big Paydays
• Citadel Wants Investor to sell 16M Shares
• Hecker’s Assets Tagged for Auction
• The Daily Docket: San Diego Bankruptcy Talk Called ‘Silly’
• Graffiti-Covered Fuld Portrait Could Be Valuable Asset
• Philadelphia Newspapers, Lenders Continue to Clash in Court
• Ex-Franchisee Seeks Relief for Taco Del Mar ‘Disaster’
• Blixseth among Delinquent California Taxpayers
• Bankruptcy Nixes Coyotes as All-Star Game Host
• Lease Trouble Could Spell End for Vegas Night Club
• Ex-NBA Star Derrick Coleman Files for Bankruptcy
• Dykstra Strikes Back at Bankruptcy Judge

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