Consumer Bankruptcy

Hosted by Business Reorganization & Consumer Bankruptcy Committees This panel will discuss the impact on consumers, and consumer bankruptcy cases, when a consumer lender or loan-servicer files for chapter 11.

Bankruptcy attorneys must carefully review debtor documents every day, as small details could cause big headaches if they are not caught. This panel will discuss red flags to look for when reviewing security documents, powers of attorney, notarizations and other documents.

Topics: Debtors with Gig and E-Commerce Jobs What Bankruptcy Professionals Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act Economic Update Intersection of State Court and Federal Court Issues

This session will delve into the interaction between physical and cognitive limitations and the practice of law.

This panel of bankruptcy judges from the Eighth and Tenth Circuits will discuss several recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals and Bankruptcy Appellate Panels, and elsewhere that are likely to impact your bankruptcy practice.

This panel will provide an in-depth review and analysis of chapter 13 pre- and post-confirmation issues, pitfalls, and practice tips to fully equip consumer practitioners with the tools they need to face any issues that may arise.

This panel will discuss and analyze current notable business and consumer bankruptcy cases.

This panel will analyze and discuss the Supreme Court’s blockbuster decisions in Purdue Pharmaceuticals (non-consensual non-debtor releases), Truck Insurance (insurance neutrality in chapter 11 cases), and John Q. Hammons (refund of unconstitutional US Trustee fee overpayments). Learn about what these decisions mean for similar pending cases and for the future of chapter 11 practice, as well as what these decisions tell us about the Supreme Court and its approach to addressing bankruptcy law issues.