NACBA's 31st Annual Convention
April 27-30, 2023
Washington Hilton
Washington, DC
Registration for NACBA's 2023 Annual Convention is open! Enjoy early-bird savings through Friday, March 24, 2023.
Early bird member price: $795
Non-member price: $1,049
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Recorded on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022
*3 hours*
Speakers: Tara Twomey, Esq., Ed Boltz, Esq., John Rao, Esq., Norma Hammes, Esq., Ike Shulman, Esq. & Joshua Cohen, Esq.
Member price: $199
Not a member? Join NACBA now until Feb. 15 and get this 3-hour webinar FREE! Email: admin@nacba.com
Description: On Thursday, Nov. 17 the Department of Justice and Department of Education released new guidance for the government when handling requests to discharge federal student loans in bankruptcy. These new guidelines advise DOJ attorneys to stipulate to the facts demonstrating that a debt would impose an undue hardship and recommend to the court that a debtor’s student loan be discharged under certain circumstances. The guidance provides a framework for Justice attorneys to apply in evaluating the factors that courts typically consider in determining undue hardship. It creates presumptions for some factors based on the borrower’s circumstances that should avoid unnecessary litigation.
Why you should attend: NACBA, with allies at NCLC, the Student Borrowers Protection Center and others have been working for more than year with folks at the Departments of Education and Justice on this reimagined and liberalized guidance for the application of the Brunner Test. This is the most significant change regarding student loans and bankruptcy since 2005, when private student loans were made nondischargeable. Up until today, the current bankruptcy law treats student loan borrowers who face severe financial difficulties in the same, severe manner as people trying to escape child support payments, alimony, overdue taxes, and criminal fines. Join NACBA as we analyze and explain what this means for your consumer bankruptcy practice and clients in bankruptcy with federal student loans.
There no refunds on any webinar purchase.
All Registrants Receive CLE Certificate of Completion to Download - Attorneys self-application.
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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, the NACBA annual convention is where you grow your practice. NACBADC's Pre-con Session: Student Loan Workshop is a must attend event! Learn directly from those involved in conversations with DOJ & ED.
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Are you, or do you know, a legal aid attorney who would be a first time attendee at NACBA's Annual Convention? Announcing NACBA's Henry J. Sommer Legal Aid Scholarship!
One scholarship is available to a legal aid attorney who attends NACBA's 31st Annual Convention and is a first-time attendee at an NACBA educational program. This scholarship has been created in recognition of the extraordinary contributions to NACBA by President Emeritus Henry J. Sommer, who served on NACBA’s Board from 1992 to 2011 and as President from 2005 to 2008. The scholarship covers the registration fee ($795+) and materials for the Convention.
Interested candidates should submit by email a cover letter and resume to admin@nacba.com no later than Friday, March 24, 2023.
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Where it was not clear whether the debtor’s educational loan was included in his discharge, Experian did not violate the FCRA by reporting it as an outstanding debt. Mader v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., No. 20-3073 (2d Cir. Jan. 4, 2023).
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Although the debtor’s confirmed Chapter 13 plan included a provision for release of the mortgage lien upon payment of the lender’s claim, the bankruptcy court erred in releasing the lien when the claim was for arrearages only, there remained outstanding principle at the end of the plan, and the mortgagee challenged release of the lien prior to discharge. Mortgage Corp. of the South v. Bozeman, No.21-10987 (11th Cir. Jan. 10, 2023).
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A state statute protecting a trust from judgment creditors is not an exemption statute for bankruptcy purposes where it was not designated as such and it did not provide unequivocal protection against all forms of collection. In re Morris, No. 21-30468 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Jan. 13, 2023).
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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. NCBRC provides assistance either by working directly with debtors’ attorneys or by filing amicus briefs in courts throughout the country. Consider supporting NCBRC today!
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NACBA and Certificate of Service have teamed up to offer NACBA members discounted mailing services! Every user of the NACBA/COS mailing system gets the benefit of reduced pricing on per page copy costs, reduced postage, as well as the same reliability and timeliness of the Certificate of Service mailing system.
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