Consumer Bankruptcy

This session will examine the new Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit) program, touch upon the Eastern District of Michigan (Flint/BC) program, and compare and discuss programs in other districts. Panelists will explain the substantive and procedural differences for trial modifications, permanent loan modifications and plan modifications.

This session will cover the valuing of real property and subsequent trustee sale, carve-outs on real estate claims of exemption, equitable vs. legal title to property, and § 363 sales of foreclosed homes during the redemption period, as well as a discussion on rental properties and who gets the rent.

This session will include a discussion on the effect of prior state and federal court litigation, full faith and credit, res judicata, collateral estoppel, Rooker-Feldman and abstention.

Current Claims Issues in Chapter 13 Cases

This session will feature a discussion on 11 U.S.C. § 521 and FRBP 4002.

This panel of Midwestern judges will discuss some of the common mistakes that they are seeing in consumer cases, and how those mistakes can be avoided.

A panel of judges will discuss recent bankruptcy cases that impact consumer practitioners.

What happens when there is a failure of disclosure in consumer cases? This panel will cover current disclosure requirements, client intake tips regarding disclosure, and the ramifications of failing to disclose (i.e., denial of discharge, bad-faith dismissal, judicial estoppel, criminal prosecution, etc.).

This panel will discuss the variety of issues that can arise in an individual chapter 11 case.