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October 27, 2020
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Featured Webinar
Presenters: O. Max Gardner, III Esq., Jay Patterson, CPA and Jim Haller Esq.
Date: November 5, 2020
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern to 4:30 PM Eastern
Cost: $99 Member / $199 Non Member
 
What You Will Learn: As the economic fall-out of COVID-19 continues, more and more people will seek out forbearances for their home, auto and student loans. The options available are dependent on the type of government-backed loans held by the borrowers. Max Gardner and Jay Patterson will explore the end of forbearance options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans as well as FHA/VA insured loans. Escrow issues that can play a part of the post-forbearance options.  Previous partial claim modifications are integrated in the decision process as well for FHA loans.  Learn about the many forbearance opportunities available to consumers. This webinar is geared to intermediate practitioners.
 
Why You Should Attend: Learn more about the options available for borrowers at the end of their forbearance plans; why the status of the loan on March 1, 2020 is important; and whether the borrower can maintain their pre-forbearance payment
Professional Development
Presenters: Rachel Foley Esq., Mike Gouveia Esq., Kara Gendron Esq., Gene Melchionne Esq. and Jim Haller Esq.
Duration: 8 hours
Cost: $199 Member / $300 Non Member
 
OUR EXPERT PANEL WILL REVIEW THE FOLLOWING:

Part 1 Introduction to Bankruptcy Law
Section A: Who, What, Why, Where and When
Section B: What laws govern bankruptcy?
Section C: What are the different parties in bankruptcy?
Section D: What are the benefits of filing bankruptcy and generally how does it work?
Section E: Classifications of different types of debt.
 
Part 2 Consumer Bankruptcies
Section A: Summary
Section B: Chapter 7
Section C: Chapter 13
Section D: Chapter 11
 
Part 3 The Bankruptcy Estate
Part 4 Exemptions
Part 5 The 341 Meeting
Part 6 The Bankruptcy Discharge
Part 7 Enforcing the Discharge Order
Part 8 Top 20 Supreme Court Bankruptcy Cases You Must Know
 
Part 9 Putting it Together, Start Seeing Clients
Section A: How are You Going to get Paid?
Section B: Initial client contact
Section C: Pre-filing consideration, should you take the case?
Section D: The client hired you, now what?
 
Part 10 Firm Administration, Expansion and Profitability
Section A: Solo or expand?
Section B: Paralegals and staff
Section C: Staff training
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Latest Bankruptcy News
A trustee who collects fees from the debtors’ exempt property has absolute immunity from personal liability when the fees were incurred in accordance with a bankruptcy court order authorizing sale of the debtors’ homestead. Holley v. Corcoran (In re Holley), No. 20-11096 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 7, 2020).
A change in circumstances is not a pre-condition to modification of a confirmed Chapter 13 plan under section 1329(a). Whaley v. Guillen (In re Guillen), No. 17-13899 (11th Cir. Aug. 25, 2020).
A Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit found that appreciation in value of the debtors’ homestead while in Chapter 13 belongs to the debtors upon conversion to Chapter 7. Rodriguez v. Barrera (In re Barrera), No. 20-3 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. Oct. 10, 2020) (unpublished).
Where a debtor makes serial filings for bankruptcy, the automatic stay is lifted after 30 days only with respect to the debtor and not with respect to property of the estate. Rose v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., No. 19-50598 (5th Cir. Dec. 10, 2019).
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