Bankruptcy 101 - Essentials of Bankruptcy for Creditors and Debtors (2019) Out of Stock

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4.0 General CLE Credits - Sponsored by the Bankruptcy Law Section

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Bankruptcy 101 - Essentials of Bankruptcy for Creditors and Debtors

4.0 General CLE Credits - CLE #2019-027

Registration fee: $135

Sponsored by the Bankruptcy Law Section

Presenters:

Katheryn Perkins, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice

Jennifer Holland, Law Offices of Jennifer Holland

Thomas Buford, Bush Kornfeld LLP, Seattle

Nacole Jipping, Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 Trustee

Austin Barron, Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot

Michelle Boutin, Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP

Ben Ellison, DBS Law, Seattle

Gregory Garvin, Acting United States Trustee Region 18 (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington)

Topics covered:

Summary of differences between Chapter 7, 11, 13, and 12	Resource information: link to the local bankruptcy court website.
Business bankruptcy fundamentals	The automatic stay: what does it mean and who does it protect.
Consumer bankruptcy fundamentals	What are exemptions; federal versus state exemptions.
When to advise your client to seek bankruptcy counsel	Relief from stay, the mechanics.
How to read the schedules and statements and what they mean	Filing of a proof of claim and the importance of the same.
When is there a trustee and what is the role of the trustee	The means test (Chapter 7 not always an option)
The first meeting of creditors. When is telephonic participation allowed	What happens in a Chapter 13 (lender beware, Chapter 13 pitfalls)
What is a reaffirmation agreement	Non-discharge actions