The USTP Bankruptcy Library contains articles on
a wide variety of bankruptcy-related topics
by employees of the United States Trustee Program.
Year |
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Subject |
Other Formats |
2009 |
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April/May/June 2009 |
Chapter 13 Trustees Weigh Advantages and Disadvantages of Paying Debtors’ Ongoing Mortgages
by Doreen Solomon, Assistant Director, and Martha Hallowell, Deputy Assistant Director, Review and Oversight, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.
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[PDF - 53 KB] |
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February 2009 |
Implementation of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008
By Lisa A. Tracy, Deputy General Counsel, and David I. Gold, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 25 KB] |
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December/January 2009 |
The Top Five Myths About Debtor Audits
By Lisa A. Tracy, Deputy General Counsel, and Thomas C. Kearns, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 10. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 45 KB] |
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January/February/March 2009 |
Protecting Personally Identifiable Information: Your Responsibility as a Trustee
by Doreen Solomon, Assistant Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 51 KB] |
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2008 |
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Winter 2008 |
Case Law on Trustee Compensation Continues to Evolve After BAPCPA
By Doreen Solomon, Assistant Director, and Carrie Weinfeld, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABTalk), Vol. 24, Issue 4. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 20 KB] |
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November 2008 |
United States Trustees – Bankruptcy Watchdogs and Appellate Advocates
By P. Matthew Sutko, Associate General Counsel for Appellate Practice, and Saleela Khanum Salahuddin, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 9. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 68 KB] |
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October 2008 |
The Net Effect–Debtors with Business Income Are Permitted to Deduct Ordinary and Necessary Business Expenses in Calculating Current Monthly Income
By Mark A. Redmiles, Principal Deputy Director, and Saleela Khanum Salahuddin, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 8. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 72 KB] |
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October/November/December 2008 |
Collaborative Efforts Help Protect Debtors from Unscrupulous Mortgage Schemes
By Doreen Solomon, Assistant Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 20 KB] |
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July/August 2008 |
Data Show Trends in Post-BAPCPA Bankruptcy Filings
By Ed Flynn, Operations Research Analyst, and Phil Crewson, Assistant Director, Office of Research and Planning, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 6. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 351 KB] |
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June 2008 |
The United States Trustee Program Administers BAPCPA’s Patient Care Ombudsman Requirements
By Roberta A. DeAngelis, Acting General Counsel, and Paul W. Bridenhagen, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 5. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 69 KB] |
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Summer 2008 |
Proposed Uniform Forms One Step Closer to Implementation
By Doreen Solomon, Assistant Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABTalk), Vol. 24, Issue 2. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 39 KB] |
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April/May/June 2008 |
Proposed Uniform Forms Provide Useful Information Without Undue Burden on Trustees By Martha Hallowell, Deputy Assistant Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 38 KB] |
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May 2008 |
Who is Responsible Here? ‘Responsible Persons’ in Chapter 11 Cases
By Walter W. Theus, Jr., Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 4. This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 66 KB] |
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March 2008 |
BAPCPA Implementation Update: New Changes to the Official Means Test Forms and IRS Standards Effective January 1, 2008
By Clifford J. White III, Director, EOUST, and David A. Levine, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 1. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 85 KB] |
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February 2008 |
The United States Trustee Program Enforces BAPCPA’s Limitations on Executive Compensation
By Clifford J. White III, Director, EOUST, and Lisa A. Tracy, Counsel to the Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 2. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 65 KB] |
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2007 |
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December 2007 |
BAPCPA Implementation Update: Debtor Audit Procedures and the
Reporting of Material Misstatements
By Clifford J. White III, Director, EOUST, and
Thomas C. Kearns, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 10. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 35 KB] |
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2005 |
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December/January
2005 |
Bankruptcy
by the Numbers -- Bankruptcy and Natural Disaster
By Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XXIV, No. 10. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 77 KB] |
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2004 |
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June
2004 |
Proposed
Amendments to Bankruptcy Rules Aid in Case Administration,
Enhance Quality of Information
By Lawrence A. Friedman, Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 5. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 10 KB] |
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September
2004 |
U.S.
Trustee Program Promotes Financial Education Outreach
By Steven Dillingham, Assistant Director for Research and Planning,
EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XXIII, No. 7. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 11KB] |
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November
2004 |
Become
Involved in Financial Literacy Education
By Lawrence A. Friedman, Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 9. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 9KB] |
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January/February/March
2004 |
Training
for Recently Appointed Panel Trustees Exceeds All Expectations
By Sara Kistler, Acting Assistant Director, Review and Oversight,
Research and Planning, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from
the Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(NABTalk), Vol. 19, No. 4 (Winter 2004) and the National Association
of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT)) Quarterly, Vol. 16, No.
2. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from
the published article. |
[PDF
- 10 KB] |
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Bankruptcy
Rules Amendments to Protect Privacy Require Changes in Ch. 7
Trustee Procedures
By Donald F. Walton, Acting General Counsel, and Mark Redmiles,
Civil Enforcement Co-Coordinator. Reprinted with permission
from the Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(NABTalk), Vol. 20, No. 1 (Spring 2004). This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 9KB] |
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Chapter
7 Trustees Have Unique Role in Financial Education Outreach
By Debera Conlon, Acting Assistant Director, Review and Oversight,
EOUST, and Steven Dillingham, Assistant Director, Research and
Planning, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the Journal
of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABTalk),
Vol. 20, No. 2 (Fall 2004). This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 11KB] |
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April/May/June
2004 |
Bankruptcy
Rule Amendments to Protect Privacy Require Changes in Ch. 13
Trustee Procedures
By Donald F. Walton, Acting General Counsel, and Mark Redmiles,
Civil Enforcement Co-Coordinator. Reprinted with permission
from the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT)
Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 3. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 9 KB] |
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July/August/September
2004 |
Check
Your Calendar: The ‘Check 21' Act Takes Effect in October
By Martha Hallowell, Deputy Assistant Director, Standing Trustee
Oversight, Office of Review and Oversight, EOUST. Reprinted
with permission from the National Association of Chapter 13
Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 4. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 9 KB] |
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October/November/December
2004 |
Chapter
13 Trustees Do Their Part for Financial Education Outreach
By Lawrence Friedman, Director, EOUST; The Honorable John C.
Ninfo, II, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of New York;
and Marion “Al” Olson, Jr., Chapter 13 Trustee,
San Antonio. Reprinted with permission from the National Association
of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly, Vol. 17, No.
1. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from
the published article. |
[PDF
- 11 KB] |
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Audits
and Field Exams–What You Should Know and How to Avoid
Common Deficiencies
By Suzanne Hazard, Deputy Assistant Director, Chapter 7 Oversight,
EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the Journal of the National
Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABtalk), Summer,
2004 issue, Vol. 20, No. 2. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 14 KB] |
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July/August
2004 |
Riding the
Filing Rollercoaster
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 6. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 79 KB] |
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June
2004 |
Related
Chapter 11 Filings
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 5. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 13 KB] |
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March
2004 |
Who's Number
One?
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 2. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 35 KB] |
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December/January
2004 |
Credit Card
Debt in Chapter 7 Cases
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 10. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 24 KB] |
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2003 |
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September
2003 |
Be
It Ever So Humble, There's No Place Like Home
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 7. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 14 KB] |
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June
2003 |
A
Day In Bankruptcy
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 5. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 11 KB] |
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May
2003 |
Chapter
7 Asset Cases: Part II
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 4. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 21 KB] |
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March
2003 |
High
Debt Debtors
By Ed Flynn, and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 2. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 00 KB] |
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April
2003 |
Beyond
Identifying the Problem: Debtor ID Initiatives Move Ahead
By Martha Davis and Jane Limprecht. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 3. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 20 KB] |
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March/April
2003 |
Handling
Involuntary Bankruptcies: Top Twenty Tips for Petitioners, Judges,
Alleged Debtors, Assignees, Secured Creditors and Trustees.
(Part II)
By Richard C. Friedman. Reprinted (or posted) from the March/April
2003 issues of the Commercial Law Bulletin with permission of
the Commercial Law League of America. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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January/February
2003 |
Handling
Involuntary Bankruptcies: Top Twenty Tips for Petitioners, Judges,
Alleged Debtors, Assignees, Secured Creditors and Trustees.
(Part I)
By Richard C. Friedman. Reprinted (or posted) from the January/February
2003 issues of the Commercial Law Bulletin with permission of
the Commercial Law League of America. |
[PDF
- 19KB] |
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February 2003 |
Yet
Another View of In re Pillowtex
By Joseph Guzinski. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 1. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 10 KB] |
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2002 |
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7/13/UST:
Working in Partnership
By J. Christopher Marshall, United States Trustee, Region
1. Reprinted with permission from the Journal of the National
Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABtalk),
Winter, 2002 issue, Vol. 18, No. 4. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 13 KB] |
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Civil
Enforcement: An Early Report
By J. Christopher Marshall, United States Trustee, Region 1.
Reprinted with permission from the Journal of the National Association
of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABtalk), Fall, 2002 issue,
Vol. 18, No. 3. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 34 KB] |
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December/January
2003 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Chapter 7 Debtors from 19-92
By Ed Flynn, Gordon Bermant, and Karen Bakewell. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 9. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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December/January
2003 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Chapter 7 Asset Cases
By Ed Flynn, Gordon Bermant, and Suzanne Hazard. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 9. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 31 KB] |
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October
2002 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers A Tale of Two Chapters: Financial Data
By Ed Flynn, Gordon Bermant, and Karen Bakewell. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 8. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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September
2002 |
The
Civil Enforcement Initiative: A Review of the First Ten Months
and a Look at the Next Stage
By Antonia G. Darling and Mark A. Redmiles. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 7. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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The
Civil Enforcement Initiative: A Chapter 13 Perspective
By Sandra J. Forbes. Reprinted with permission from the National
Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT Quarterly), October/November/December
2002 issue. This web-posted version may appear slightly different
from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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How
to Keep Your Clients And You From Becoming Enforcement
Targets
By Mark Neal. Originally printed in the September/October 2002
Edition of the Maryland Bar Journal, reprinted with permission
of the Maryland State Bar Association. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 48 KB] |
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August 2002 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers A Tale of Two Chapters
By Ed Flynn, Gordon Bermant, and Karen Bakewell. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 7. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 44 KB] |
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June
2002 |
A
New Approach to Accountability in the Bankruptcy System
By Lawrence Friedman, Director, Executive Office for U.S. Trustees.
Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol.
XXI, No. 5. This web-posted version may appear slightly different
from the published article. |
[PDF
- 10 KB] |
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Independent
Audits: Where Perception and Reality Hit the Road
By Sandra J. Forbes. Reprinted with permission from the National
Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT Quarterly), April/May/June
2002 issue. This web-posted version may appear slightly different
from the published article. |
[PDF
- 10 KB] |
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Office
Of The U.S. Trustee Launches Civil Enforcement Initiative
By J. Christopher Marshall. Originally printed in the Boston
Bar Newsletter, June 25, 2002, No. 2, reprinted with permission
of the Boston Bar Association. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 11 KB] |
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Field
Exams and OIG Audits - A Brief Report on the Most Common Problems
By J. Christopher Marshall, United States Trustee, Region 1,
and Suzanne Hazard, Deputy Assistant Director for Review and
Oversight, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the Journal
of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABtalk),
Spring, 2002 issue, Vol. 18, No. 1. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 55KB] |
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May 2002 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Just Recently Hired: Job Tenure Among
No-Asset Chapter 7 Debtors
By Gordon Bermant, Ed Flynn and Karen Bakewell. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 4. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 198 KB] |
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April 2002 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers A Closer Look at Elderly Chapter 7 Debtors
By Ed Flynn, Gordon Bermant, and Karen Bakewell. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 3. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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April 2002 |
Entering
the Twenty-First Century: Some Views on Electronic Case Filing
from the U.S. Trustee's Perspective
By Donald F. Walton, Acting U.S. Trustee, Region 3, and
W. Clarkson McDow, Jr., U.S. Trustee, Region 4. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 3. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 45 KB] |
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March
2002 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Delaware Chapter 11's
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 2. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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February 2002 |
Emerging
Chapter 11 Issues in Bankruptcy Administration
By Joseph A. Guzinski. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 1. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 18 KB] |
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February
2002 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Where is Local Legal Culture? The Case
of Consumer Chapter Choice
By Gordon Bermant, Ed Flynn and Karen Bakewell. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 1. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 27 KB] |
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2001 |
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Dec 2001 |
Debtors
Deserve Better: Quality of Representation Raises Troubling
Questions
By Jan Samuel Ostrovsky. Reprinted with permission from the
ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No.10. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article.
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[PDF
- 19 KB] |
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November 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Chapter 13 Disbursements in Fiscal Year
2000: Steady Growth
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 9. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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October 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers The Class of 2000
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 8. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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September 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Exploring the (Complex) Causes of Bankruptcy
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 7. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 24 KB] |
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Protecting
the Integrity of the Bankruptcy System in Chapter 7 No-Asset
Cases
By W. Clarkson McDow, Jr. Reprinted with permission from the
Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(NABtalk), Fall, 2001 issue, Vol. 17, No.
3. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from
the published article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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July/August 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers The Impact of the Coming Fee-Waiver Provision
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 6. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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The
Questions Behind the Numbers
By J. Christopher Marshall. Reprinted with permission from the
Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(NABtalk), Summer, 2001 issue, Vol. 17, No.
2. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from
the published article. |
[PDF
- 315 KB] |
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June 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Chapter 13: Who Pays the Mortgage?
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 5. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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May 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Filing Projections
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 4. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 20 KB] |
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April 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Sources of Variability in Chapter 13 Performance
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 3. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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April 2001 |
Beyond
the Bankruptcy Bill: Transparency in the Bankruptcy System
By Martha Davis. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XX, No. 3. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 34KB] |
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March 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Not Many Debtors Can Wear This Mini
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 2. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
-16 KB] |
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Feb 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Planning for Change -- Credit Counseling at
the Threshold of Bankruptcy
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XX, No. 1. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 21 KB] |
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Feb 2001 |
The
Law of Reopening: Revisited
By Alexander L. Edgar. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XX, No. 1. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 26 KB] |
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Dec/Jan 2001 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- How Fresh is the Fresh Start?
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 10. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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Fresh
Start or False Start?--Dealing with Identify Theft in Bankruptcy
Cases
By Jane E. Limprecht. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 10 (Dec/Jan 2001). This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 20 KB] |
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2000 |
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November 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Stability and Change in Chapter 13 Activity
(1990-1999)
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 9. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article.
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[PDF
- 19 KB] |
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Estimating
The Yield To Creditors Of Chapter 13 Cases
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. |
[PDF
- 18 KB] |
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October 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Charging Into Bankruptcy
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 8. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 12 KB] |
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September 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Bankrupt
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 7. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 12 KB] |
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July/August 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Measuring Performance in Chapter 13: Comparisons
Across States
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 6. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 35 KB] |
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June 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Estimating Means-tested Chapter 13 Case Yields
from Current Chapter 13 Performance
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 5. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 12 KB] |
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Issues
In Chapter 7 Asset Cases Converted From Chapters 11, 12 or 13
By Richard C. Friedman. Reprinted with permission from the Journal
of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABtalk),
Summer, 2000 issue, Vol. 16, No. 2. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 34 KB] |
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Bankruptcy
Law Survey
By Leo M. Weiss and Elizabeth E. Brown. Reprinted with permission
from the 1999 Annual Survey of Colorado Law. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 178 KB] |
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May 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Distributions and Expenses in Chapter 13
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 4. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 54 KB] |
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April 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Number -- On the Evidence of These Numbers
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 3. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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April
2000 |
Effectiveness
and Accountability: Twin Goals of Bankruptcy Reform
By Kevyn D. Orr. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XIX, No. 3. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 9 KB] |
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March 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- A Small New Window on Chapter 13
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 2. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 14 KB] |
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February 2000 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Pre-bankruptcy Planning Limits Means-testing
Impact
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 1. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 26 KB] |
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1999 |
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December 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Consumer Filings in a Complex Economy
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 10. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article.
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[PDF
- 16 KB] |
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A
Guide To Trustee Elections
By Richard C. Friedman. |
[PDF
- 28 KB] |
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November 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Means-Testing: Lessons
Learned From a Single Case
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 9. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 16 KB] |
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November 1999 |
New
Challenges for Attorneys Signing Reaffirmation Agreements: Meeting
a Heightened Standard of Judicial Review
By J. Christopher Marshall and Erica K. Bradford. Reprinted
with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XVIII, No.
9. This web-posted version may appear slightly different from
the published article. |
[PDF
- 22 KB] |
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October 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Income Trajectories, Debts and Expenses of
Some Chapter 7 Debtors, 1996-1998
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 8. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 19 KB] |
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September 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Demographics of Chapter 7 Debtors
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 7. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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September 1999 |
Cash
Collateral: The Risks of Non-Consensual Use 
By Dean P. Wyman. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 7. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 18 KB] |
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August-September
1999 |
Kuhmo
Tire and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony
By Kenneth M. Dennis. Reprinted with permission from the Distressed
Business and Real Estate Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 3. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 14 KB] |
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August
1999 |
Civil
and Criminal Contempt In Bankruptcy Court
By Clifford J. White III. This article originally appeared in
the USA Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 4. The USA Bulletin is published
by the Department of Justice's Executive Office for United States
Attorneys. |
[PDF
- 19 KB] |
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June 1999 |
Bankruptcy By The Numbers Low-income Chapter 7 Debtors
By Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XVIII, No. 5. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 10 KB] |
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June 1999 |
A
New Role for United States Trustees: Approval of Credit
Counseling Services
By Sue Ann Slates. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 5. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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May
1999 |
Bankruptcy By The Numbers Exploring the Demographics
of Consumer Chapter Choice
By Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 4. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 16 KB] |
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April 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Geographic Filing Trends
By Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XVIII, No. 3. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 11 KB] |
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April 1999 |
Send
in the SWAT Team: Investigating Embezzlement from Bankruptcy
Trust Funds"
By Martha Hallowell and Michael Sorgaard. Reprinted with permission
from the ABI Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 3. This web-posted
version may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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March 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers One Hand Clapping: What We Know,
& Still Need to Know, About Consumer Cases
By Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 2. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 14 KB] |
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February 1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers -- Who is Filing Chapter 11?
By Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XVIII, No. 1. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 9 KB] |
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February 1999 |
A
Trustee's Guide to Selected Legal Issues in Chapter 7 Final
Reports
By Richard C. Friedman. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 1. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 23 KB] |
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July/August
1999 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Finding the Best Gross Income Test
By Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 6. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 19 KB] |
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Incomes,
Debts, and Repayment Capacities of Recently Discharged Chapter
7 Debtors
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. |
[PDF
- 38 KB] |
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1998 |
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October
1998 |
 For
$800 & the Deed to Your Home: Bankruptcy Foreclosure Scams
Target Distressed Home Owners
By Jane E. Limprecht. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVII, No. 8. This web-posted version may
appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 18 KB] |
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September 1998 |
 Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Measuring Means-testing: It's All
in the Words
By Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XVII, No. 7. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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July/August 1998 |
Small
Business Bankruptcy Reform: Codifying Best Practices
By Linda Ekstrom Stanley. Reprinted with permission from the
ABI Journal, Vol. XVII, No. 6. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 17 KB] |
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May 1998 |
Gambling
on Dischargeability
By Alexander L. Edgar and Ellen L. Triebold. Reprinted with
permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XVII, No. 4. This
web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published
article. |
[PDF
- 20 KB] |
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March 1998 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Myths and Misconception about Consumer
Bankruptcy Trends
By Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal,
Vol. XVII, No. 2. This web-posted version may appear slightly
different from the published article. |
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March 1998 |
The
Rush to Judgment
By Frederic J. Baker. Reprinted with permission from the ABI
Journal, Vol. XVII, No. 2. This web-posted version may appear
slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 15 KB] |
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February
1998 |
Bankruptcy
By The Numbers Outcomes of Chapter 11 Cases: U.S. Trustee
Database Sheds New Light on Old Questions
By Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn. Reprinted with permission from
the ABI Journal, Vol. XVII, No. 1. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 51 KB] |
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Automatically
Violating the Stay?
By Anthony J. Ciccone. This article originally appeared in the
In Bankruptcy newsletter of the Executive Office for
United States Attorneys, Vol. V, No. 3. This web-posted version
may appear slightly different from the published article. |
[PDF
- 218 KB] |
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