November 30 - December 3, 2021

 

NACBA’s Members-Only Workshop is BACK and IN PERSON! This November 30 to December 3, NACBA is heading to the stunning beachfront Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort & Spa. You do not want to miss out on experiencing one of the most beautiful places on the planet, while getting the latest tips and tools to help your clients and grow your practice.

 

Registration is OPEN! Be sure your membership is current. This is a members-only event. Non-attorney staff of members are permitted to attend.

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*COVID-19 UPDATE as of 8/11/2021: Hawaii Governor David Ige announced new statewide restrictions regarding the rise in COVID-19 cases that puts a limit on social events. Please note: this order does not apply to organized events like NACBA’s Members-Only Workshop. NACBA members attending our Members-Only Workshop that are vaccinated will be able to attend without any inconvenience. Unvaccinated members will have to test daily.

 

Please email admin@nacba.com with any questions or concerns.

NACBA's 30th Annual Convention

JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

May 19-22, 2022

The 51-year-old debtor with no mental or physical impairments, no dependents, and a history of underemployment, could not discharge her over $650,000 in student loans as undue hardship but must participate in the offered income-based repayment plan. Parvizi v. U.S. Dept. of Ed., No. 18-30578, Adv. Proc. No. 19-3003, 2021 WL 1921121 (Bankr. D. Mass. May 12, 2021), motion to amend judgment granted, July 28, 2021.

Finding the requirement to be procedural rather than substantive, the District Court for the Northern District of California upheld the district’s General Order requiring Chapter 13 bankruptcy debtors who elect to pay their mortgages directly rather than through the trustee to submit regular notifications of compliance to the bankruptcy court. Gordon v. Bronitsky (In re Gordon), No. 21-643 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2021).

In a poorly-reasoned opinion ignoring basic principles of bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York held that a junior mortgagee’s lien could be stripped in the debtor’s Chapter 13 case, but the claim must be treated as a general unsecured claim despite the fact that the debtor discharged her personal liability on the debt in a prior Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In re Hopper, No. 21-70139 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2021).

Each year, millions of individuals and families across the country struggle to pay their bills. Often financial distress follows on the heels of other unanticipated events such as job loss, divorce, substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses and natural disasters. Bankruptcy may provide these debtors with the opportunity for a fresh start. However, bankruptcy debtors, lacking both financial resources and exposure to the bankruptcy system, often do not have the ability to protect the integrity of the bankruptcy system and preserve the bankruptcy rights of consumer debtors more generally. The National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center (NCBRC) was created to fill that vacuum.
 
Join the campaign and support NCBRC today!

Belonging to NACBA, the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy, provides you with the information and resources you need to advance your career and enhance your quality of service.

 

NACBA's Listserv, NACBA CONNECT, is one of the most popular features of NACBA membership. NACBA CONNECT gives NACBA members the ability to pose bankruptcy questions and get real time responses from their colleagues around the country. This listserv is a boon for the new practitioner and the most sophisticated consumer bankruptcy attorneys.