Consumer Bankruptcy

Sponsored by Epiq Bankruptcy Year-over-year bankruptcy filings are poised to show solid increases across most chapters in 1Q 2023. What categories of consumer and business filings are showing the largest growth? How do filings compare among different stakeholders and regions of the U.S., and will the trends continue in the year ahead? Join ABI and statistical partner Epiq Bankruptcy Analytics for a special abiLIVE webinar during which experts will discuss first-quarter filings, and what trends might lie ahead.

This session will provide a detailed look at homestead and tenancy by the entirety exemptions, as well as retirement assets in bankruptcy.

This panel will examine what is necessary to file a proof of claim, as well as claim allowances and estimation procedures. The panelists will also discuss valuation considerations and the recovery of interest for secured and unsecured claims and no-look fees.

Join us as we demystify bankruptcy in this primer for new lawyers and lawyers new to bankruptcy.

Set in the game show format of “Jeopardy,” this interactive ethics session will test the knowledge of the audience, provide valuable ethics information, and encourage networking among the participants. The panelists will cover ethical and evidentiary issues that have arisen in bankruptcy cases within the Tenth Circuit and elsewhere.

This panel will review the largest issues facing consumer practitioners today, including filing numbers, student loan legislation, proofs of claim and much more.

This session will highlight particularly interesting case law developments to date since 2022, and their impacts on bankruptcy law and practice.

Bankruptcy judges will discuss the most talked-about current events and controversial opinions in the insolvency world with ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle.

Regional judges will strive to answer questions on current issues.