Consumer Bankruptcy

This panel will cover Delaware working group and U.S. Trustee Task Force recommendations.

This panel will cover issues that arise when property of the estate isn’t property of the estate, tax status issues and tax attributes, including NOLs.

This panel will review cases from the 2013 and 2014 terms (Bellingham; surcharge case; other bankruptcy cases).

This panel consists of debtor and creditor lawyers who will debate current problematic issues in chapter 11 cases filed by individuals, including the absolute priority rule and challenges to the lifestyles of wealthy debtors.

This panel will take an objective look at the viability and the purposes of the proposed national plan form and the amendments to the bankruptcy rules related thereto.

This panel will discuss the current status of the law related to lien-stripping in chapter 7 and chapter 20 cases — including an update on the lien-stripping cases pending before the Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit, and their potential impact on future bankruptcy practice in all chapters.

There are many changes occurring in consumer bankruptcy law. Find out the latest developments in your neighborhood and around the country.

State courts are increasingly relaxing their rules to allow attorneys to provide a-la-carte services to parties in cases appearing before them. However, bankruptcy courts have been reluctant to do so. Is it because the Bankruptcy Code is so complicated? Or is it because what is good for parties in state court is not good for those in bankruptcy court? This panel of experts will examine whether counsel can provide limited representation services to parties in bankruptcy matters and maintain their ethical obligations to the client.