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Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide

Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide

Name: Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide
Brand: LexisNexis Matthew Bender
SKU: 9780820512006
Price: 27004.00 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Alan N. Resnick; Henry J. Sommer
ISBN: 9780820512006

Edited by Alan N. Resnick · Henry J. Sommer

LexisNexis Matthew Bender

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780820512006
Publisher: LexisNexis Matthew Bender
Format: Loose-leaf (6 volumes)
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

The most complete strategic and procedural guide for bankruptcy practitioners.

The Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, written by over 40 prominent bankruptcy attorneys, combines legal analysis with practical procedural and strategic advice, practice aids such as checklists and forms, and the relevant primary source material of all the local bankruptcy rules of practice for all the bankruptcy courts in a single all-inclusive guide or as a supplement to the Collier on Bankruptcy, 15th Ed. Revised treatise, saving the customer time and money, and allowing customers to practice with greater confidence.

The Practice Guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 , Pub. L. No. 109-8. and will be invaluable in understanding and applying the landmark legislation.

Authoritative Strategic and Procedural Guidance

Each chapter begins with an overview, explaining the issues to be covered and how those issues affect bankruptcy practice. The discussion of each issue includes strategic and practical advice as well as practice aids and other timesaving features. Up-to-date coverage of developments in bankruptcy practice and procedure insures that decisions are based on the cutting edge of the law.

Substantive Topics include:

Petitions, Preparation of Schedules, Statements and Lists, Electronic Filing, Filing Fees, Employment of Professional Persons, Compensation, Automatic Stay, Obtaining Credit, Proofs of Claim, Avoiding Powers, Executory Contracts, Exemptions, Dischargeability of Debts, Protection Against Discrimination, Chapter 11 Trustee?s Duties, Cram down, adversary proceedings, postclosing and postconfirmation problems, etc.

The Practice Guide includes:

· Strategic guidance and practical advice

· Checklists for both debtor and creditor

· Practice-tested forms, including litigation forms, with cross-references to the Practice Guide, Bankruptcy Code, and Bankruptcy Rules

· Discussion of the Bankruptcy Rules and their impact

· The full text of local rules for all jurisdictions, including local bankruptcy forms and orders, organized by circuit in convenient, easy-to-use, soft-bound pamphlets

Expert Analysis

Over 40 bankruptcy attorneys from across the country have contributed their professional expertise to these volumes. Each chapter reflects the expertise and experience of these bankruptcy practitioners. Whether the user is a bankruptcy specialist or new to insolvency practice, the user will find that this guide?s practice-oriented, step-by-step approach enables him or her to produce the most favorable results for his or her company or client.

About the Author

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.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.

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