Part I Prepetition Issues
Chapter 1 Initial Client Contact
Chapter 2 Gathering Information
Chapter 3 Non-Bankruptcy Alternatives
Chapter 4 Issues for Consideration Prior to Filing
Chapter 5 Obtaining Corporate and Partnership Authority
Chapter 6 Press Releases
Chapter 7 Attorneys' Fees
Chapters 8-11 [Reserved]

Part II Filing
Chapter 12 Electronic Filing
Chapter 13 Voluntary Petitions
Chapter 14 Involuntary Proceedings
Chapter 15 Preparation of Schedules, Statements and Lists
Chapter 16 Filing and Administrative Fees
Chapter 17 Venue
Chapter 18 Consolidation and Joint Administration
Chapter 19 Foreign Proceedings
Chapter 20 Partnership and Partner Bankruptcies
Chapters 21-24 [Reserved]

Part III Officers
Chapter 25 Appointment of Chapter 7 Trustee
Chapter 26 Duties of a Chapter 7 Trustee
Chapter 27 Employment of Professional Persons
Chapter 28 Compensation
Chapter 29 Removal of Chapter 7 Trustee
Chapters 30-34 [Reserved]

Part IV Case Administration and Administrative Powers
Chapter 35 Meeting of Creditors
Chapter 36 Examination of Debtor
Chapter 37 Conversion and Dismissal
Chapter 38 Automatic Stay/Relief from Stay
Chapter 39 Injunctions
Chapter 40 Contempt
Chapter 41 Adequate Protection
Chapter 42 Valuation of Property
Chapter 43 Use, Sale and Lease of Property
Chapter 44 Obtaining Credit
Chapters 45-49 [Reserved]

Part V Claims
Chapter 50 Proofs of Claim
Chapter 51 Objection to Claims
Chapter 52 Determination of Secured Status
Chapter 53 Validity of Liens
Chapter 54 Subrogation
Chapter 55 Subordination
Chapters 56-61 [Reserved]

Part VI Powers of Trustee and Limitations
Chapter 62 Turnover of Property
Chapter 63 Avoiding Powers
Chapter 64 Preferences
Chapter 65 Fraudulent Conveyances
Chapter 66 Setoffs
Chapter 67 Reclamation
Chapter 68 Executory Contracts
Chapter 69 Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Chapters 70-73 [Reserved]

Part VII Debtor's Rights and Challenges to Such Rights
Chapter 74 Exemptions
Chapter 75 Discharge and Objections to Discharge
Chapter 76 Dischargeability of Debts
Chapter 77 Reaffirmation of Debts
Chapter 78 Protection Against Discrimination
Chapter 79 Lender Liability
Chapters 80-82 [Reserved]

Part VIII Reorganization
Chapter 83 Creditors' Committees in Reorganization Cases
Chapter 84 Debtor in Possession
Chapter 85 Appointment or Election of Chapter 11 Trustee; Appointment of Chapter 11 Examiner
Chapter 86 Chapter 11 Trustee's Duties
Chapter 87 [Reserved]
Chapter 88 Filing of Claims or Interests in Chapter 11 Cases
Chapter 89 Financing the Operation of a Debtor's Business
Chapter 90 The Chapter 11 Plan
Chapter 91 Cram Down
Chapter 92 Distribution Under the Plan
Chapter 93 Taxes
Chapter 94 Trading Claims in Chapter 11
Chapters 95-99 [Reserved]

Part IX Adjustments of Debts
Chapter 100 Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income
Chapter 101 Administration of the Chapter 13 Case and the Chapter 13 Plan (Appointment and Qualification of Chapter 13 ...
Chapters 102-106 [Reserved]

Part X Adversary Proceedings
Chapter 107 Adversary Proceedings--Plaintiff's Pleadings, Process and Removal
Chapter 108 Defenses and Objections
Chapter 109 Adversary Proceedings--Counterclaims, Cross-Claims, Party Joinder and Sovereign Immunity
Chapter 110 Discovery
Chapter 111 Jury Trials
Chapters 112-116 [Reserved]

Part XI Appeals
Chapter 117 Appeals in Bankruptcy Cases
Chapters 118-122 [Reserved]

Part XII Post-Closing Issues
Chapter 123 Post-Closing (Chapter 7) and Postconfirmation (Chapter 11) Problems
Chapters 124-125 [Reserved]
Chapter G Glossary Of Terms

Resnick, Alan N.

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 in New York City, where he regularly consults on bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring matters.

Professor Resnick was appointed by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to serve as Reporter to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States, a position he held from 1987 to 1999. He has been a member of the Advisory Committee since 1999. Professor Resnick also testified before congressional and National Bankruptcy Review Commission committees on various issues relating to bankruptcy legislation.

Professor Resnick's writings have been cited in more than 150 judicial opinions, including opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is co-author of Weintraub & Resnick, Bankruptcy Law Manual (West) and is co-editor of Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978: A Legislative History (Wm. Hein). He has written numerous articles on bankruptcy and commercial law, including articles that have appeared in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Banking Law Journal, Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Rutgers Law Review and William & Mary Law Review. He also is a frequent speaker at professional seminars and educational programs. He has lectured at Federal Judicial Center seminars for bankruptcy judges, at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and at various bar association programs. Professor Resnick has been on the faculty of the annual New York University Workshop on Bankruptcy and the faculty of the Uniform Commercial Code Institute in Washington, D.C.

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 serves 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.).

Sommer, Henry J.

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 also served as a Lecturer-in-Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Together with Alan N. Resnick, Mr. Sommer serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy, 15th Edition Revised and the Collier product line.

Mr. Sommer is the author of Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide (Matthew Bender), Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice (Nat'l Consumer Law Center), Consumer Bankruptcy (Wiley) and numerous articles on bankruptcy law. He is co-author of Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code (Matthew Bender), Editor of Collier Bankruptcy Manual (Matthew Bender 3d ed. rev.) and a contributing author to Collier on Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law (Matthew Bender).

From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Sommer was a member of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He has testified on many occasions before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, as well as the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, on bankruptcy and consumer law issues and has appeared as a bankruptcy expert on national and local television and radio shows. He has served on the faculty of numerous continuing legal education programs, including those presented by the Federal Judicial Center, NYU Law School, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, the Executive Office of U.S. Trustees, ALI-ABA, the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the ABA Family Law Section.

Mr. Sommer is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the National Bankruptcy Conference, for which he served as Reporter for the Bankruptcy Code Review Project's Working Group on Individual Debtors. In addition, he is an elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He currently serves as the President of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and Vice President of the Coalition for Consumer Bankruptcy Debtor Education. He is the 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).