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Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide

Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide is a complete, transaction-based guide to consumer bankruptcy written by renowned expert Henry J. Sommer, co-Editor-in-Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy, the preeminent treatise on bankruptcy law.


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    Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide is a complete, transaction-based guide to consumer bankruptcy written with the practitioner in mind. It assists you through all phases of your client's case, with detailed and practical guidance, detailed discussions and step-by-step analysis of every phase of a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 case.

    Written by a renowned expert in consumer bankruptcy, Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide is uniquely designed for solo practitioners and small consumer bankruptcy firms. Special features, such as "Practice Notes," "Planning Notes," "Illustrations" and "Warnings," appear in text boxes and highlight tactical and strategic information. "More information" text boxes provide cross-references to relevant portions of the book discussing issues in further detail. Inside you'll also find:

    • methods and strategies for interviewing the debtor
    • counseling the debtor about bankruptcy options
    • choosing the type of bankruptcy offering the greatest advantage to the client
    • agreements for and disclosure of attorney's fees
    • preparing and filing the forms, statements and schedules used in a typical bankruptcy case
    • enforcing the automatic and codebtor stay, as well as motions for relief from the stay
    • claiming and objecting to exemptions
    • preparing for the meeting of creditors
    • litigation procedures in bankruptcy cases

    First published in 1997.

    The eBook version of this title features links to Lexis Advance for further legal research options.

    Chapter 1 Overview of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
    Chapter 2 Overview of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
    Chapter 3 Interviewing the Debtor and Investigating the Facts
    Chapter 4 Counseling the Debtor About Bankruptcy Options
    Chapter 5 Attorney's Fees for Debtor's Counsel -- Agreements and Disclosure
    Chapter 6 Commencement of the Case
    Chapter 7 Appointment of Trustee and Trustee's Duties
    Chapter 8 Enforcing the Automatic Stay
    Chapter 9 The Codebtor Stay in Chapter 13
    Chapter 10 Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay or Codebtor Stay
    Chapter 11 Turnover of Property Held by Third Parties
    Chapter 12 Utility Services in Bankruptcy Cases
    Chapter 13 Exemptions: Claiming and Objecting to Them
    Chapter 14 The Chapter 13 Plan
    Chapter 15 Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
    Chapter 16 Meeting of Creditors
    Chapter 17 Avoiding Powers of the Trustee
    Chapter 18 Avoiding Powers of the Debtor
    Chapter 19 Filing and Objecting to Proofs of Claims
    Chapter 20 Confirmation of the Chapter 13 Plan
    Chapter 21 Compensation of Professionals
    Chapter 22 Modification of Plan After Confirmation
    Chapter 23 Dismissal of Bankruptcy Cases
    Chapter 24 Conversion of Cases from One Chapter to Another
    Chapter 25 Redemption of Property in Chapter 7 Cases
    Chapter 26 Dischargeability of Debts
    Chapter 27 Reaffirmation of Debts
    Chapter 28 Abandonment of Property
    Chapter 29 Obtaining a Discharge
    Chapter 30 Protections From Discrimination Against Bankruptcy Debtors
    Chapter 31 Reopening Bankruptcy Cases
    Chapter 32 Litigation Procedures in Bankruptcy Cases
    Chapter 33 Appeals in Bankruptcy Cases

     

    Alan N. Resnick


    Alan N. Resnick is the Benjamin Weintraub Distinguished Professor of Bankruptcy Law at Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New York. Professor Resnick, who has taught for more than 25 years, is a nationally recognized authority on bankruptcy law. Professor Resnick is also Of Counsel to the firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York City, where he regularly consults on bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring matters. Professor Resnick's writings have been cited in more than 150 judicial opinions, including opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was the author of Bankruptcy Law Manual (5th ed. West) and was the co-editor of Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978: A Legislative History (Wm. Hein). He has written numerous articles on bankruptcy and commercial law. He also is a frequent speaker at professional seminars and educational programs. Professor Resnick is an elected member of the National Bankruptcy Conference and the American Law Institute, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is also an elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and has served as that organization's Scholar-in-Residence. He received his legal education at Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) and Harvard Law School (LL.M.).

    Henry J. Sommer


    Henry J. Sommer is a leading authority on consumer bankruptcy law and has litigated many major cases involving bankruptcy, consumer law, civil rights and other issues. He is the Supervising Attorney at the pro bono Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project in Philadelphia and formerly served as the head of the Consumer Law Project at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia. Mr. Sommer has served as a Lecturer-in-Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is an adjunct professor at Temple University School of Law. Mr. Sommer is the author of Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide (Matthew Bender), Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice (Nat'l Consumer Law Center), and numerous articles on bankruptcy law. He is co-author of Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code (Matthew Bender). Mr. Sommer is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the National Bankruptcy Conference. In addition, he is an elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is a former president of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, former Chair of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and a former member of the Federal Reserve Board Consumer Advisory Council. Mr. Sommer was the first recipient of the National Consumer Law Center's Vern Countryman Consumer Law Award. He received his legal education from Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude).

     

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