Georgia State Approved Sessions

The global pandemic has had an incredible impact on mortgage issues in consumer bankruptcies and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. From the CARES Act forbearances, to resolving those forbearances through a waterfall of options including partial-claim mortgages, deferral agreements and modifications, to HAF funds, potential sales and other loss-mitigation options, this panel will discuss the pandemic's effects on consumer bankruptcies and the various issues that creditor and debtor attorneys will have to navigate.

The panel will address developing law on exemption planning.

The panel will discuss the impact of the untimely death of a debtor in bankruptcy.

The pandemic is over, and life is returning to normal. Or is it? Over the past three years, we’ve all learned to run lean and mean waiting for the tsunami to arrive. Will you scale up your staff and office space to accommodate the next wave of bankruptcies, or will you work with third-party vendors who can handle many of the daily tasks for you so that you are able to scale without creating an excessive amount of fixed overhead? This plenary will feature multiple vendors that are here to serve your business needs.

This session will feature lively debates on such topics as the debtor vs. trustee in post-petition appreciation, and student loan classification in chapter 13 consolidated cases.

This panel will feature a conversation on what we have learned about remote and hybrid practice, and what could use some improvement. The panelists will discuss staffing an office in a virtual environment, retaining talent, the expectation for flexibility, best practices for training new team members and maintaining office morale.

This panel will discuss the integration of student loans into your chapter 13 practice, particularly how to approach student loans with a consideration of potential litigation occurring during or as part of the chapter 13 process, and language that should be included within your chapter 13 plans to better assist your clients.