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NO CLE - The Ethics Trifecta: How to Avoid Sanctionable Lawyer Behavior, Crossing the Line in Pre-Petition Planning, and Dangerous Conflicts of Interest

$50.00 SKU: 162529 Join us as we explore three complicated areas of ethics that all attorneys should be wary of. First, we will discuss examples of sanctionable lawyer behavior and when that behavior can result in a law firm being sanctioned. ...

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NO CLE - How to Attract Clients and Referrals in a Down Market: Advice from a Law Firm Marketing Expert

$50.00 SKU: 162527 Commercial chapter 11 has suffered double-digit percentage decreases in in the number of filings in each of the past three years. This plenary session will be conducted by a law firm marketing expert, who will provide advic ...

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NO CLE - Many Unhappy Returns: Another Hanging Paragraph Creates a Trap for Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers

$50.00 SKU: 162525 When is a tax return not a tax return? Bankruptcy can be very useful when seeking to discharge personal income tax obligations, but if the return has not been filed on time, dischargeability may be in jeopardy. Many courts ...

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NO CLE - A Collision Between Two Worlds: Estate Planning vs. Bankruptcy

$50.00 SKU: 162523 This panel will explore the conflicts of law between estate planning and bankruptcy. Debtor’s counsel, beware: Life estate, remainder interest, trust or power of attorney may not be safe in bankruptcy. The panel will examin ...

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NO CLE - Practicing in the Limelight: The Challenges Faced in Cases Involving High-Profile Debtors

$50.00 SKU: 162521 Representing public figures whose livelihoods depend on their public image and in remaining in the public eye, or individuals thrust into the public eye by perceived scandal, presents particular challenges to their bankrupt ...

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NO CLE - Real Estate Values Are Climbing (Again): Debtor, Watch Your Back!

$50.00 SKU: 162517 This panel will explore legal trends relating to rising real estate values in consumer bankruptcy cases, including issues related to stay relief, lien-stripping, reaffirmation agreements, and what could happen post-discharg ...

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NO CLE - How to Fit a Round Peg into a Triangular Hole: Too Much Debt for a 13, Too Much Income for a 7, and/or Too Many Assets for an 11

$50.00 SKU: 162515 This panel will explore options for dealing with the difficult situations experienced by consumer debtors who on the surface fail to qualify for relief under chapter 7, have too much debt for relief under chapter 13 jurisdi ...

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NO CLE - Consumer Track: Student Loans: 40 Million Borrowers — Average Debt $29,000 — Total Debt $1.2 Trillion

$50.00 SKU: 162513 This panel of experienced lawyers will discuss policy issues underlying student debt, current cases, fraud issues in workouts, and possible solutions to this important issue facing our nation. Price: $50.00 ...

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NO CLE - Consumer Track: Money-Back Guarantee?

$50.00 SKU: 162505 This panel explore what rights/causes of actions a debtor may reserve in plan confirmation and the binding effect of confirmation, and whether, in light of Harris v. Viegelahn, a means may still exist to avoid refunding und ...

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NO CLE - Professional Responsibility of Counsel in Consumer Cases: It Isn’t Just Filling Out Forms

$50.00 SKU: 162435 Efficient and effective preparation of petitions is a core competency for debtors’ lawyers. To that end, this panel will examine such issues as counsel’s duty to investigate a debtor’s financial affairs, best practices for ...

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NO CLE - I Surrender: Getting Rid of Unwanted Encumbered Property in a Consumer Bankruptcy Case

$50.00 SKU: 162433 A debtor’s real property is worth less than the debt it secures. Taxes, HOA fees, fines and liability for accidents can pile up on property that a debtor can’t afford and no longer wants. This panel will examine whether a d ...

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NO CLE - You Don’t Always Get What You Want, but if You Do It Right, You Might Get What You Deserve

$50.00 SKU: 162431 Creditors seemingly rarely get paid in full in a bankruptcy, and without allowed claims, they can pretty much forget about getting anything at all. This panel will discuss the recent developments in claims litigation and st ...

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NO CLE - Headaches, Relief and Other Remedies: Let’s Look in That Medicine Cabinet Again

$50.00 SKU: 162423 This discussion will keep attendees informed about the most recent developments on the most powerful procedural remedy in bankruptcy: the automatic stay. Learn the latest strategies and nuances in the still-developing case ...

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NO CLE - The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Divorce: When Worlds Collide

$50.00 SKU: 162420 This panel will discuss various sections of the Bankruptcy Code as they impact or are impacted by divorce proceedings. The panel will discuss the § 101(14A) definition of “domestic support obligations,” the rights of a repr ...

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NO CLE - Discovery: It’s a Whole New Ballgame

$50.00 SKU: 162418 Recent changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence and their impact on bankruptcy proceedings, from 2004 examinations to contested matters to adversary proceedings, will be the subject of this discussion, along with the treatm ...

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NO CLE - Death and Taxes

$50.00 SKU: 162417 The impact of a bankruptcy filing on a consumer debtor’s tax liabilities requires a reconciling of hazy IRC provisions with Title 11. Topics will include the impact on the debtor’s discharge for late-filed income tax return ...

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NO CLE - Committee Educational Session: Technology/Intellectual Property/Young and New Members Committees

$50.00 SKU: 162338 Crossing the Digital Divide: How to Use Social Media to Augment Your Practice Price: $50.00 60 mins ...

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NO CLE - Consumer Bankruptcy Law Update

$50.00 SKU: 162334 This panel will cover recent developments in consumer cases at the bankruptcy and appellate levels. Price: $50.00 75 mins ...

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NO CLE - The Individual Chapter 11 Study’s Findings, Conclusions and Possible Recommendations

$50.00 SKU: 162332 In 2013, ABI launched a study of individual chapter 11 cases to determine why individual debtors choose chapter 11 and to evaluate the efficacy of individual chapter 11 cases. The study team has gathered data to identify sy ...

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NO CLE - Thorny Ethical Issues for Consumer Attorneys

$50.00 SKU: 162325 This panel will address many of the thorniest ethical issues for consumer lawyers, including avoiding conflictof- interest issues as counsel in a failing case, counseling a client who will not take your advice, and counseli ...

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