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All About Bankruptcy: A Primer for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers

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Practice Area:: Commercial Litigation
Speakers:: Charles Coleman | Laura Ketcham
Duration:: 1 Hour 08 Minutes
Format:: Audio and Video
License:: Access for 30 day(s) after purchase.

Description

Session Description: Non-bankruptcy litigators will learn the basics of bankruptcy law. Panelists will provide helpful tips and strategies for dealing with bankruptcy-related issues that arise in a general litigation practice. This webinar will provide an overview of the Bankruptcy Code and the types of bankruptcies that are available. Panelists will discuss the types of information found in bankruptcy pleadings and how that information might be useful in non-bankruptcy litigation. Attendees will learn about typical issues that arise in a bankruptcy case including sworn statements, automatic stays, voidable preferences, adversary proceedings, and the bases of dischargeability.

Who Should Attend?

Litigators who deal with bankruptcy-related issues but who do not specialize in bankruptcy
Young lawyers who are interested in broadening their knowledge of bankruptcy law
Appellate lawyers who are interested in pursuing appellate work in the bankruptcy realm
Attorneys handling ADR as mediators and arbitrators who need to understand bankruptcy law and practice

What will you learn?

Judicial estoppel and how it might be used in connection with non-bankruptcy litigation;
Sworn statements and how those sworn statements might be useful in non-bankruptcy litigation;
The automatic stay of Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, exceptions to it and how to make it go away;
What is a "preference" and the basics of defending a preference claim asserted pursuant to Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code;
Unique aspects of a summons issued in connection with a complaint filed in the Bankruptcy court;

Credits

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Course Materials

Speaker

Charles Coleman Related Seminars and Products

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Charles Coleman was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, then attended college and law school at the University of Arkansas. He has been engaged in active trial practice for more than 40 years. Coleman's practice is focused in the areas of bankruptcy, secured transactions, creditor's rights and remedies and other areas of commercial litigation. His bankruptcy practice includes the representation of creditors and trustees in all types of bankruptcy proceedings and debtors in business cases.

Laura Ketcham Related Seminars and Products

Miller & Martin PLLC

Laura Ketcham, Chair of Miller & Martin's Commercial Department, focuses her practice in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial finance and providing general business counsel. She has represented various stakeholders in commercial bankruptcy cases across the country. She has also represented parties in a variety of finance transactions, loan workouts, foreclosures, receiverships, lien priority disputes, judgment enforcement actions, lawsuits asserting the breach of loan documents, distressed asset sales and preferential transfer cases.

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