Consumer Bankruptcy Committee

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Post date: Thursday, October 29, 2020

In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court adopted an amendment to Rule 6007 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that makes clear that a creditor that files for abandonment of property of the estate under 11 U.S.C. § 554(b) must serve its motion on all creditors pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004.

Post date: Monday, August 31, 2020

A recent Fifth Circuit ruling provides significant protection of a debtor’s inherent rights under the Bankruptcy Code. In Brown v.

Post date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

As overall consumer debt has increased over the years, student loan debt has correspondingly increased to astronomical levels.

Post date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Happy Birthday to the “means test,” enacted in 2005 and the centerpiece of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA).[1] In chapter 7 cases, the means test stands for the general proposition that consumers with the “means” to repay some or all of their debts are barred from filing.

Post date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Supreme Court’s opinion in Taggart v.

Post date: Wednesday, April 15, 2020

The automatic stay is one of the most extraordinary features of the Bankruptcy Code,[1] and the scope of the prohibition against the initiation or continuation “of a judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against the debtor” is extremely broad.[2] While the st

Post date: Thursday, February 27, 2020

Contact the Author

Post date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Richard Cole ([email protected]) and Jon Lieberman ([email protected]), co-chairs of the ABI Consumer Committee, would like to thank all of the committee members and leaders who have made 2019 a most productive and exciting year.

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Ms. Heather Giannino
Co-Chair
Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC
Decatur, IL
(217) 422-1719

Mrs. Hannah White Hutman
Co-Chair
Hoover Penrod PLC
Harrisonburg, VA
(540) 433-2444

Mr. Michael A. Miller
Communications Manager
The Semrad Law Firm, LLC
St. Charles, IL
(312) 256-8728

Ms. Karlene A. Archer
Education Director
Skylight Lending
Manlius, TN
(617) 314-3394

Mrs. Kara K. Gendron
Membership Relations Director
Mott & Gendron Law
Harrisburg, PA
(717) 232-6650

Mr. Patrick Hruby
Newsletter Editor
Brock & Scott, PLLC
Tampa, FL
(813) 342-2200

Mr. Jeffrey S. Fraser
Special Projects Leader
Albertelli Law
Lake Worth, FL
(954) 647-0691

Mr. Ari David Kunofsky
Special Projects Leader
Alexandria, VA
(202) 353-5264

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