NACBA eNewsletter
September 28, 2021
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NACBA Events
SAVE THE DATES For NACBA's 30th Annual Convention!
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa
May 19- 22, 2022
 
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Date: Thursday, October 7, 2021
Time: 4-5 p.m. Eastern
 
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Why you should attend: Your time is valuable and you need to make efficient use of your time to gather the maximum amount of information.  Our panelists will discuss methods they use to interview clients including checklists, forms and other materials.  
 
Speakers: Karen Oakes and Alex Dolhancyk
 
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Professional Development
NACBA's Members-Only Workshop 2021
November 30-December 3, 2021
Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa
Kaua'i, Hawaii
 
NACBA’s Members-Only Workshop is BACK and IN PERSON! While other associations "add consumer tracks," NACBA is the only national association dedicated to serving the professional needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys. If you practice consumer bankruptcy and represent debtors, NACBA's Workshop is where you 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.
 
NACBA's Response to COVID-19 & In-person Events
As our association’s response to COVID-19 continues to evolve, our in-person events will include measures to promote safety and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. If you choose to participate in our events in person, the event environment will promote social distancing and event protocols guided by the CDC, along with other safety measures that NACBA and the event location deem necessary. NACBA's Members-Only Workshop will operate in conjunction with the State of Hawaii's requirements for all "professional" events.
 
Please email admin@nacba.com with any questions or concerns.
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Latest Bankruptcy News
Panel Affirms Reduced Attorney Fees
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in reducing the chapter 7 bankruptcy attorney’s fees in two cases in which the attorney charged an additional $500 to clients due solely to their electing to pay his fees post-petition rather than up front. Ridings v. Cassamatta (In re Allen), No. 20-6023 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. June 21, 2021).
Third Circuit Reexamines Defense to Stay Violation
The Third Circuit’s 1992 precedent establishing that a creditor’s reliance on persuasive legal authority may be a defense to the “willfulness” element of a stay violation is still good law but does not apply to a creditor who argued unsettled law but did not rely on any compelling legal authority to justify its conduct. California Coast Univ. v. Aleckna, No. 20-1309 (3rd Cir. Sept. 9, 2021).
Member Benefit Highlight
National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center

NCBRC provides assistance either by working directly with debtors’ attorneys or by filing amicus briefs in courts throughout the country. NCBRC also strives to impact the national conversation on bankruptcy laws and debtor rights by increasing public awareness and education and by attracting media attention to the important issues involved.
 
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